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Household of James Shaw (born 1843, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Shaw, born in 1843 in Northowram, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Jane Shaw, born in 1844 in Northowram, Yorkshire, England. They had 6 children; Harriet Ann (born 1869 in Northowram, Yorkshire, England), George Hy (born 1871 in Northowram, Yorkshire, England), Arthur Jas (born 1873 in Northowram, Yorkshire, England), Ashton (born 1875 in Northowram, Yorkshire, England), Ethel Amanda (born 1877 in Northowram, Yorkshire, England) and Blanche (born 1879 in Northowram, Yorkshire, England).


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James Shaw's household

Male

James

Shaw

Head
Female

Jane

Shaw

Wife
Female

Harriet Ann

Shaw

Daughter
Male

George Hy

Shaw

Son
Male

Arthur Jas

Shaw

Son
Male

Ashton

Shaw

Son
Female

Ethel Amanda

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Blanche

Shaw

Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Northowram, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Shaw

Head

Married

38

1843

Northowram, Yorkshire, England

Jane

Shaw

Wife

Married

37

1844

Northowram, Yorkshire, England

Harriet Ann

Shaw

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Northowram, Yorkshire, England

George Hy

Shaw

Son

Single

10

1871

Northowram, Yorkshire, England

Arthur Jas

Shaw

Son

Single

8

1873

Northowram, Yorkshire, England

Ashton

Shaw

Son

Single

6

1875

Northowram, Yorkshire, England

Ethel Amanda

Shaw

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Northowram, Yorkshire, England

Blanche

Shaw

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Northowram, Yorkshire, England

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