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Household of Harriet Shaw (born 1838, Lancashire)

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.

Harriet Shaw and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Harriet Shaw, born in 1838 in Hurst, Lancashire, consisted of 5 members. Harriet was the head of the household, widow. She had 3 children; William (born 1868 in Dukinfield, Cheshire, England), James (born 1870 in Dukinfield, Cheshire, England) and Tom (born 1872 in Dukinfield, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Harriet's Servant, Elizabeth Dawson, born in 1865 in Hurst, Lancashire, England.


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Harriet Shaw's household

Female

Harriet

Shaw

Head
Male

William

Shaw

Son
Male

James

Shaw

Son
Male

Tom

Shaw

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Dawson

Servant
First name(s) Harriet
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Hurst, Lancashire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Harriet

Shaw

Head

Widow

43

1838

Hurst, Lancashire, England

William

Shaw

Son

Single

13

1868

Dukinfield, Cheshire, England

James

Shaw

Son

Single

11

1870

Dukinfield, Cheshire, England

Tom

Shaw

Son

Single

9

1872

Dukinfield, Cheshire, England

Elizabeth

Dawson

Servant

Single

16

1865

Hurst, Lancashire, England

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