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Household of James Shaw (born 1833, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Macclesfield, Cheshire, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Shaw, born in 1833 in Sutton, Cheshire, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Catharine Shaw, born in 1835 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England. They had 5 children; Eliza (born 1858 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England), James (born 1865 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England), Frances A (born 1871 in Sutton, Cheshire, England), Harry (born 1875 in Sutton, Cheshire, England) and Ernest (born 1878 in Sutton, Cheshire, England).


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James Shaw's household

Male

James

Shaw

Head
Female

Catharine

Shaw

Wife
Female

Eliza

Shaw

Daughter
Male

James

Shaw

Son
Female

Frances A

Shaw

Daughter
Male

Harry

Shaw

Son
Male

Ernest

Shaw

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Sutton, Cheshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Shaw

Head

Married

48

1833

Sutton, Cheshire, England

Catharine

Shaw

Wife

Married

46

1835

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

Eliza

Shaw

Daughter

Single

23

1858

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

James

Shaw

Son

Single

16

1865

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

Frances A

Shaw

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Sutton, Cheshire, England

Harry

Shaw

Son

Single

6

1875

Sutton, Cheshire, England

Ernest

Shaw

Son

Single

3

1878

Sutton, Cheshire, England

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