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Household of George Shaw (born 1823, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barrow in Furness, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of George Shaw, born in 1823 in Ireleth, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. George was the head of the household, married to Mary Shaw, born in 1828 in Barrow, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Samuel (born 1858 in Barrow, Lancashire, England), George (born 1864 in Barrow, Lancashire, England), Mary Elizth (born 1862 in Barrow, Lancashire, England) and John Abraham (born 1873 in Barrow, Lancashire, England). They had 1 grandchild; Christopher T, born 1881 in Chelsea, Middlesex, England.
During the period, also present in the household were George's Daughter In Law, Elisa (born 1858 in Hackney, Middlesex, England), George's Visitor, Ada Mary (born 1879 in Barrow, Lancashire, England) and George's Boarder, Joseph (born 1861 in Dalton, Lancashire, England).


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George Shaw's household

Male

George

Shaw

Head
Female

Mary

Shaw

Wife
Male

Samuel

Shaw

Son
Female

Elisa

Shaw

Daughter In Law
Male

George

Shaw

Son
Female

Mary Elizth

Shaw

Daughter
Male

John Abraham

Shaw

Son
Female

Ada Mary

Tyson

Visitor
Male

Joseph

Backhouse

Boarder
Male

Christopher T

Shaw

Grand Son
First name(s) George
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Ireleth, Lancashire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

George

Shaw

Head

Married

58

1823

Ireleth, Lancashire, England

Mary

Shaw

Wife

Married

53

1828

Barrow, Lancashire, England

Samuel

Shaw

Son

Married

23

1858

Barrow, Lancashire, England

Elisa

Shaw

Daughter In Law

Married

23

1858

Hackney, Middlesex, England

George

Shaw

Son

Single

17

1864

Barrow, Lancashire, England

Mary Elizth

Shaw

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Barrow, Lancashire, England

John Abraham

Shaw

Son

Single

8

1873

Barrow, Lancashire, England

Ada Mary

Tyson

Visitor

Single

2

1879

Barrow, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Backhouse

Boarder

Single

20

1861

Dalton, Lancashire, England

Christopher T

Shaw

Grand Son

Single

0

1881

Chelsea, Middlesex, England

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