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Household of James Shaw (born 1843, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sunderland, Durham, 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 1843 in Sunderland, Durham, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Frances A Shaw, born in 1855 in Durham, England. They had 4 children; George H (born 1875 in Durham, England), James (born 1877 in Durham, England), Thomas (born 1879 in Durham, England) and William (born 1881 in Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Mother In Law, Jane Rontree, born in 1821 in Morpeth, Northumberland, England.


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James Shaw's household

Male

James

Shaw

Head
Female

Frances A

Shaw

Wife
Male

George H

Shaw

Son
Male

James

Shaw

Son
Male

Thomas

Shaw

Son
Male

William

Shaw

Son
Female

Jane

Rontree

Mother In Law
First name(s) James
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Sunderland, Durham, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Shaw

Head

Married

38

1843

Sunderland, Durham, England

Frances A

Shaw

Wife

Married

26

1855

Durham, England

George H

Shaw

Son

Single

6

1875

Durham, England

James

Shaw

Son

Single

4

1877

Durham, England

Thomas

Shaw

Son

Single

2

1879

Durham, England

William

Shaw

Son

Single

0

1881

Durham, England

Jane

Rontree

Mother In Law

Widow

60

1821

Morpeth, Northumberland, England

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