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Household of George Shaw (born 1834, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, 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 Shaw and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of George Shaw, born in 1834 in Saddleworth, Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. George was the head of the household, married to Nancy Shaw, born in 1836 in Stalybridge, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Betty (born 1869 in Saddleworth, Yorkshire, England), Samuel (born 1873 in Saddleworth, Yorkshire, England), Molly (born 1877 in Saddleworth, Yorkshire, England) and Ann W (born 1860 in Saddleworth, Yorkshire, England). They had 1 grandchild; John, born 1881 in Ashton, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were George's Son In Law, Samuel R (born 1861 in Derbyshire, England) and George's Lodger, Jacob (born 1841 in Stalybridge, Lancashire, England).


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George Shaw's household

Male

George

Shaw

Head
Female

Nancy

Shaw

Wife
Female

Betty

Shaw

Daughter
Male

Samuel

Shaw

Son
Female

Molly

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Ann W

Barnes

Daughter
Male

Samuel R

Barnes

Son In Law
Male

John

Barnes

Grand Son
Male

Jacob

Hall

Lodger
First name(s) George
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Saddleworth, Yorkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

George

Shaw

Head

Married

47

1834

Saddleworth, Yorkshire, England

Nancy

Shaw

Wife

Married

45

1836

Stalybridge, Lancashire, England

Betty

Shaw

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Saddleworth, Yorkshire, England

Samuel

Shaw

Son

Single

8

1873

Saddleworth, Yorkshire, England

Molly

Shaw

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Saddleworth, Yorkshire, England

Ann W

Barnes

Daughter

Married

21

1860

Saddleworth, Yorkshire, England

Samuel R

Barnes

Son In Law

Married

20

1861

Derbyshire, England

John

Barnes

Grand Son

Single

0

1881

Ashton, Lancashire, England

Jacob

Hall

Lodger

Single

40

1841

Stalybridge, Lancashire, England

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