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Household of James Shaw (born 1831, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Camberwell, London,Surrey, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Shaw, born in 1831 in Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Jane Shaw, born in 1833 in Hampshire, England. They had 7 children; Christopher (born 1859 in Westminster, Middlesex, England), Alice (born 1863 in Chelsea, Middlesex, England), James (born 1866 in Westminster, Middlesex, England), Robert (born 1868 in Westminster, Middlesex, England), John (born 1870 in Kennington, Surrey, England), Benjamin (born 1874 in Kennington, Surrey, England) and Anne (born 1879 in Camberwell, Surrey, England).


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James Shaw's household

Male

James

Shaw

Head
Female

Jane

Shaw

Wife
Male

Christopher

Shaw

Son
Female

Alice

Shaw

Daughter
Male

James

Shaw

Son
Male

Robert

Shaw

Son
Male

John

Shaw

Son
Male

Benjamin

Shaw

Son
Female

Anne

Shaw

Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Shaw

Head

Married

50

1831

Lancashire, England

Jane

Shaw

Wife

Married

48

1833

Hampshire, England

Christopher

Shaw

Son

Single

22

1859

Westminster, Middlesex, England

Alice

Shaw

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Chelsea, Middlesex, England

James

Shaw

Son

Single

15

1866

Westminster, Middlesex, England

Robert

Shaw

Son

Single

13

1868

Westminster, Middlesex, England

John

Shaw

Son

Single

11

1870

Kennington, Surrey, England

Benjamin

Shaw

Son

Single

7

1874

Kennington, Surrey, England

Anne

Shaw

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Camberwell, Surrey, England

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