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Household of George Edward Shaw (born 1848, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Oldham, Lancashire, 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.

George Edward Shaw and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of George Edward Shaw, born in 1848 in Slaithwaite, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. George Edward was the head of the household, married to Betty Shaw, born in 1848 in Oldham, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Sarah Hannah (born 1872 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), John Hague (born 1874 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), Fred (born 1876 in Oldham, Lancashire, England) and Annie (born 1879 in Oldham, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was George Edward's Servant, Harriet Hassall, born in 1857 in Tilston, Cheshire, England.


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George Edward Shaw's household

Male

George Edward

Shaw

Head
Female

Betty

Shaw

Wife
Female

Sarah Hannah

Shaw

Daughter
Male

John Hague

Shaw

Son
Male

Fred

Shaw

Son
Female

Annie

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Harriet

Hassall

Servant
First name(s) George Edward
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Slaithwaite, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

George Edward

Shaw

Head

Married

33

1848

Slaithwaite, Yorkshire, England

Betty

Shaw

Wife

Married

33

1848

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Sarah Hannah

Shaw

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Oldham, Lancashire, England

John Hague

Shaw

Son

Single

7

1874

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Fred

Shaw

Son

Single

5

1876

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Annie

Shaw

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Harriet

Hassall

Servant

Single

24

1857

Tilston, Cheshire, England

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