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Household of James Henry Shaw (born 1844, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Rochdale, 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.

James Henry Shaw and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Henry Shaw, born in 1844 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. James Henry was the head of the household, married to Mary Shaw, born in 1845 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; Albert (born 1867 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England), Fred (born 1869 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England), Titus John (born 1872 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England), Bentley Edward (born 1876 in Oldham, Lancashire, England) and Martha Jane (born 1878 in Oldham, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James Henry's Brother In Law, William Dent, born in 1848 in Berwick, Northumberland, England.


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James Henry Shaw's household

Male

James Henry

Shaw

Head
Female

Mary

Shaw

Wife
Male

Albert

Shaw

Son
Male

Fred

Shaw

Son
Male

Titus John

Shaw

Son
Male

Bentley Edward

Shaw

Son
Female

Martha Jane

Shaw

Daughter
Male

William

Dent

Brother In Law
First name(s) James Henry
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James Henry

Shaw

Head

Married

37

1844

Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Shaw

Wife

Married

36

1845

Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England

Albert

Shaw

Son

Single

14

1867

Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England

Fred

Shaw

Son

Single

12

1869

Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England

Titus John

Shaw

Son

Single

9

1872

Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England

Bentley Edward

Shaw

Son

Single

5

1876

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Martha Jane

Shaw

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Oldham, Lancashire, England

William

Dent

Brother In Law

Widower

33

1848

Berwick, Northumberland, England

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