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Household of James Shaw (born 1852, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Halifax, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Shaw, born in 1852 in Halifax, Yorkshire, consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, married to Frances Shaw, born in 1853 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; John W (born 1873 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England), Thomas (born 1874 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England), Nanny (born 1876 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England) and Harold (born 1880 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England).


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James Shaw's household

Male

James

Shaw

Head
Female

Frances

Shaw

Wife
Male

John W

Shaw

Son
Male

Thomas

Shaw

Son
Female

Nanny

Shaw

Daughter
Male

Harold

Shaw

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Shaw

Head

Married

29

1852

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Frances

Shaw

Wife

Married

28

1853

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

John W

Shaw

Son

Single

8

1873

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Thomas

Shaw

Son

Single

7

1874

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Nanny

Shaw

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Harold

Shaw

Son

Single

1

1880

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

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