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Household of George Shaw (born 1831, Buckinghamshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Birmingham, Warwickshire, 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 1831 in West Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, consisted of 9 members. George was the head of the household, married to Martha Shaw, born in 1829 in Bledlow Ridge, Buckinghamshire, England. They had 5 children; George (born 1859 in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England), Clara (born 1860 in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England), Caroline (born 1862 in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England), Ada (born 1864 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Nelly (born 1870 in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were George's Half Sister, Sarah (born 1862 in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England) and George's Lodger Head, Rebecca (born 1858 in Coventry, Warwickshire, England).


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George Shaw's household

Male

George

Shaw

Head
Female

Martha

Shaw

Wife
Male

George

Shaw

Son
Female

Clara

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Shaw

Half Sister
Female

Caroline

Keen

Daughter
Female

Ada

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Nelly

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Rebecca

Saus?

Lodger Head
First name(s) George
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place West Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

George

Shaw

Head

Married

50

1831

West Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England

Martha

Shaw

Wife

Married

52

1829

Bledlow Ridge, Buckinghamshire, England

George

Shaw

Son

Single

22

1859

High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England

Clara

Shaw

Daughter

Single

21

1860

High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England

Sarah

Shaw

Half Sister

Single

19

1862

High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England

Caroline

Keen

Daughter

Single

19

1862

High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England

Ada

Shaw

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Nelly

Shaw

Daughter

Single

11

1870

High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England

Rebecca

Saus?

Lodger Head

Single

23

1858

Coventry, Warwickshire, England

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