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Household of George Shaw (born 1852, Essex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Poplar, London,Middlesex, 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 Shaw and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of George Shaw, born in 1852 in Essex, consisted of 7 members. George was the head of the household, married to Ann Shaw, born in 1857 in Sunderland, Durham, England. They had 2 children; Frederick (born 1877 in Poplar, Middlesex, England) and Phoebe (born 1880 in Poplar, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were George's Brother, Albert (born 1873 in St Helens, Lancashire, England), George's Boarder, Edward (born 1860 in Crewe, Cheshire, England) and George's Boarder, Thomas (born 1859 in -).


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George Shaw's household

Male

George

Shaw

Head
Female

Ann

Shaw

Wife
Male

Albert

Appleton

Brother
Male

Frederick

Shaw

Son
Female

Phoebe

Shaw

Daughter
Male

Edward

Owens

Boarder
Male

Thomas

Pratt

Boarder
First name(s) George
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Essex, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

George

Shaw

Head

Married

29

1852

Essex, England

Ann

Shaw

Wife

Married

24

1857

Sunderland, Durham, England

Albert

Appleton

Brother

Single

8

1873

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Frederick

Shaw

Son

Single

4

1877

Poplar, Middlesex, England

Phoebe

Shaw

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Poplar, Middlesex, England

Edward

Owens

Boarder

Single

21

1860

Crewe, Cheshire, England

Thomas

Pratt

Boarder

Single

22

1859

-

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