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Household of James Shaw (born 1838)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bolton, 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 Shaw and 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Shaw, born in 1838 in , consisted of 13 members. James was the head of the household, married to Sarah Shaw, born in 1836 in -. They had 11 children; Alice (born 1858 in -), Ann (born 1860 in -), Mary J (born 1864 in -), Hannah (born 1866 in -), Sarah (born 1871 in -), James (born 1869 in -), Adam (born 1873 in -), Anna (born 1874 in -), Harry (born 1876 in -), Edith (born 1878 in -) and Richard (born 1880 in -).


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James Shaw's household

Male

James

Shaw

Head
Female

Sarah

Shaw

Wife
Female

Alice

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Ann

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Mary J

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Hannah

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Shaw

Daughter
Male

James

Shaw

Son
Male

Adam

Shaw

Son
Female

Anna

Shaw

Daughter
Male

Harry

Shaw

Son
Female

Edith

Shaw

Daughter
Male

Richard

Shaw

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place -

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Shaw

Head

Married

43

1838

-

Sarah

Shaw

Wife

Married

45

1836

-

Alice

Shaw

Daughter

Single

23

1858

-

Ann

Shaw

Daughter

Single

21

1860

-

Mary J

Shaw

Daughter

Single

17

1864

-

Hannah

Shaw

Daughter

Single

15

1866

-

Sarah

Shaw

Daughter

Single

10

1871

-

James

Shaw

Son

Single

12

1869

-

Adam

Shaw

Son

Single

8

1873

-

Anna

Shaw

Daughter

Single

7

1874

-

Harry

Shaw

Son

Single

5

1876

-

Edith

Shaw

Daughter

Single

3

1878

-

Richard

Shaw

Son

Single

1

1880

-

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