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Household of James Shaw (born 1834, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hackney, London,Middlesex, 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 Shaw and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Shaw, born in 1834 in Hornsey Rise, Middlesex, consisted of 11 members. James was the head of the household, married to Ann Cathe Shaw, born in 1831 in Margate, Kent, England. They had 7 children; Charles Ed (born 1860 in Holborn, Middlesex, England), James Thos (born 1862 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England), Ann Cathe (born 1864 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England), Thomas Hry (born 1869 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England), Walter Jas (born 1871 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England), Elizabeth Sarah (born 1872 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England) and Jessie Maud (born 1876 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Visitor, Ann (born 1812 in St Peter's, Kent, England) and James's Servant, Elizabeth Jane (born 1861 in Peckham, Surrey, England).


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James Shaw's household

Male

James

Shaw

Head
Female

Ann Cathe

Shaw

Wife
Male

Charles Ed

Shaw

Son
Male

James Thos

Shaw

Son
Female

Ann Cathe

Shaw

Daughter
Male

Thomas Hry

Shaw

Son
Male

Walter Jas

Shaw

Son
Female

Elizabeth Sarah

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Jessie Maud

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Ann

Owen

Visitor
Female

Elizabeth Jane

Toombs

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Hornsey Rise, Middlesex, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Shaw

Head

Married

47

1834

Hornsey Rise, Middlesex, England

Ann Cathe

Shaw

Wife

Married

50

1831

Margate, Kent, England

Charles Ed

Shaw

Son

Single

21

1860

Holborn, Middlesex, England

James Thos

Shaw

Son

Single

19

1862

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Ann Cathe

Shaw

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Thomas Hry

Shaw

Son

Single

12

1869

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Walter Jas

Shaw

Son

Single

10

1871

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Elizabeth Sarah

Shaw

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Jessie Maud

Shaw

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Ann

Owen

Visitor

Widow

69

1812

St Peter's, Kent, England

Elizabeth Jane

Toombs

Servant

Single

20

1861

Peckham, Surrey, England

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