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Household of George Shaw (born 1841, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wakefield, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of George Shaw, born in 1841 in Stanley, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. George was the head of the household, married to Martha Shaw, born in 1844 in Stanley, Yorkshire, England. They had 6 children; Emley (born 1865 in Stanley, Yorkshire, England), Joseph (born 1869 in Stanley, Yorkshire, England), Louisa (born 1872 in Stanley, Yorkshire, England), Bertha (born 1876 in Stanley, Yorkshire, England), Herbert (born 1878 in Stanley, Yorkshire, England) and Mary (born 1881 in Stanley, Yorkshire, England).


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George Shaw's household

Male

George

Shaw

Head
Female

Martha

Shaw

Wife
Female

Emley

Shaw

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Shaw

Son
Female

Louisa

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Bertha

Shaw

Daughter
Male

Herbert

Shaw

Son
Female

Mary

Shaw

Daughter
First name(s) George
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Stanley, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

George

Shaw

Head

Married

40

1841

Stanley, Yorkshire, England

Martha

Shaw

Wife

Married

37

1844

Stanley, Yorkshire, England

Emley

Shaw

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Stanley, Yorkshire, England

Joseph

Shaw

Son

Single

12

1869

Stanley, Yorkshire, England

Louisa

Shaw

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Stanley, Yorkshire, England

Bertha

Shaw

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Stanley, Yorkshire, England

Herbert

Shaw

Son

Single

3

1878

Stanley, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Shaw

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Stanley, Yorkshire, England

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