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Household of James Hamshaw (born 1840, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Rotherham, 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.

James Hamshaw and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Hamshaw, born in 1840 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Hamshaw, born in 1843 in Rawmarsh, Yorkshire, England. They had 7 children; Ellen (born 1864 in Rawmarsh, Yorkshire, England), Ezra (born 1866 in Rawmarsh, Yorkshire, England), Verdun (born 1868 in Rawmarsh, Yorkshire, England), Gertrude (born 1871 in Rawmarsh, Yorkshire, England), Beatrice (born 1876 in Rawmarsh, Yorkshire, England), Herbert (born 1878 in Rawmarsh, Yorkshire, England) and Horace (born 1881 in Rawmarsh, Yorkshire, England).


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James Hamshaw's household

Male

James

Hamshaw

Head
Female

Mary

Hamshaw

Wife
Female

Ellen

Hamshaw

Daughter
Male

Ezra

Hamshaw

Son
Male

Verdun

Hamshaw

Son
Female

Gertrude

Hamshaw

Daughter
Female

Beatrice

Hamshaw

Daughter
Male

Herbert

Hamshaw

Son
Male

Horace

Hamshaw

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Hamshaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Hamshaw

Head

Married

41

1840

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Hamshaw

Wife

Married

38

1843

Rawmarsh, Yorkshire, England

Ellen

Hamshaw

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Rawmarsh, Yorkshire, England

Ezra

Hamshaw

Son

Single

15

1866

Rawmarsh, Yorkshire, England

Verdun

Hamshaw

Son

Single

13

1868

Rawmarsh, Yorkshire, England

Gertrude

Hamshaw

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Rawmarsh, Yorkshire, England

Beatrice

Hamshaw

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Rawmarsh, Yorkshire, England

Herbert

Hamshaw

Son

Single

3

1878

Rawmarsh, Yorkshire, England

Horace

Hamshaw

Son

Single

0

1881

Rawmarsh, Yorkshire, England

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