Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of James Shaw (born 1813, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prestwich, Lancashire, England

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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 5 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of James Shaw, born in 1813 in Newton Heath, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, married to Priscilla Shaw, born in 1821 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; Ann (born 1841 in Failsworth, Lancashire, England) and Emma (born 1861 in Failsworth, Lancashire, England). They had 2 grandchildren; Emily (born 1877 in Failsworth, Lancashire, England) and Daniel (born 1881 in Failsworth, Lancashire, England).


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

James Shaw's household

Male

James

Shaw

Head
Female

Priscilla

Shaw

Wife
Female

Ann

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Emma

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Emily

Shaw

Grand Daughter
Male

Daniel

Shaw

Grand Son
First name(s) James
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 68
Birth year 1813
Birth place Newton Heath, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Shaw

Head

Married

68

1813

Newton Heath, Lancashire, England

Priscilla

Shaw

Wife

Married

60

1821

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Ann

Shaw

Daughter

Single

40

1841

Failsworth, Lancashire, England

Emma

Shaw

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Failsworth, Lancashire, England

Emily

Shaw

Grand Daughter

Single

4

1877

Failsworth, Lancashire, England

Daniel

Shaw

Grand Son

Single

0

1881

Failsworth, Lancashire, England

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of James Shaw in Prestwich in 1881, and follow the Shaw family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for James Shaw

We’ve found James Shaw in 415 family trees. Find out more about James Shaw's household and view the Shaw family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census