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Household of Edward Shaw (born 1832, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dewsbury, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), England

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

Edward Shaw and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edward Shaw, born in 1832 in Golcar, Yorkshire, consisted of 10 members. Edward was the head of the household, married to Jane Shaw, born in 1842 in Mirfield, Yorkshire, England. They had 8 children; Louisa (born 1864 in Mirfield, Yorkshire, England), Walter (born 1866 in Mirfield, Yorkshire, England), Ada (born 1870 in Mirfield, Yorkshire, England), Elenor (born 1872 in -), Harry (born 1874 in Mirfield, Yorkshire, England), Ethel (born 1879 in Mirfield, Yorkshire, England), Alice (born 1881 in Mirfield, Yorkshire, England) and Emily (born 1881 in Mirfield, Yorkshire, England).


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Edward Shaw's household

Male

Edward

Shaw

Head
Female

Jane

Shaw

Wife
Female

Louisa

Shaw

Daughter
Male

Walter

Shaw

Son
Female

Ada

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Elenor

Shaw

Daughter
Male

Harry

Shaw

Son
Female

Ethel

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Alice

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Emily

Shaw

Daughter
First name(s) Edward
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Golcar, Yorkshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edward

Shaw

Head

Married

49

1832

Golcar, Yorkshire, England

Jane

Shaw

Wife

Married

39

1842

Mirfield, Yorkshire, England

Louisa

Shaw

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Mirfield, Yorkshire, England

Walter

Shaw

Son

Single

15

1866

Mirfield, Yorkshire, England

Ada

Shaw

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Mirfield, Yorkshire, England

Elenor

Shaw

Daughter

Single

9

1872

-

Harry

Shaw

Son

Single

7

1874

Mirfield, Yorkshire, England

Ethel

Shaw

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Mirfield, Yorkshire, England

Alice

Shaw

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Mirfield, Yorkshire, England

Emily

Shaw

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Mirfield, Yorkshire, England

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