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Household of George Shaw (born 1824, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Edmonton, Hertfordshire, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of George Shaw, born in 1824 in Dalkeith, Midlothian, consisted of 9 members. George was the head of the household, married to Lydia Shaw, born in 1824 in London, Middlesex, England. They had 4 children; Caroline M (born 1855 in London, Middlesex, England), Alice J (born 1857 in London, Middlesex, England), Henry A (born 1862 in London, Middlesex, England) and Frank B N (born 1865 in London, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were George's Sister In Law, Mary (born 1816 in London, Middlesex, England), George's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1854 in Essex, England) and George's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1861 in Essex, England).


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George Shaw's household

Male

George

Shaw

Head
Female

Lydia

Shaw

Wife
Female

Caroline M

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Alice J

Shaw

Daughter
Male

Henry A

Shaw

Son
Male

Frank B N

Shaw

Son
Female

Mary

Beacham

Sister In Law
Female

Elizabeth

Hilton

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Rudd

Servant
First name(s) George
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 57
Birth year 1824
Birth place Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

George

Shaw

Head

Married

57

1824

Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland

Lydia

Shaw

Wife

Married

57

1824

London, Middlesex, England

Caroline M

Shaw

Daughter

Single

26

1855

London, Middlesex, England

Alice J

Shaw

Daughter

Single

24

1857

London, Middlesex, England

Henry A

Shaw

Son

Single

19

1862

London, Middlesex, England

Frank B N

Shaw

Son

Single

16

1865

London, Middlesex, England

Mary

Beacham

Sister In Law

Widow

65

1816

London, Middlesex, England

Elizabeth

Hilton

Servant

Single

27

1854

Essex, England

Elizabeth

Rudd

Servant

Single

20

1861

Essex, England

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