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Household of John R Shaw (born 1812, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wirral, Cheshire, 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.

John R Shaw and 17 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John R Shaw, born in 1812 in Liverpool, Lancashire, consisted of 18 members. John R was the head of the household, married to Fanny H Shaw, born in 1818 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England. They had 3 children; Dora (born 1841 in Italy), Christine (born 1849 in Woodchurch, Cheshire, England) and Edith (born 1855 in Woodchurch, Cheshire, England). They had 1 grandchild; Harry, born 1878 in Woodchurch, Cheshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were John R's Servant, Sara (born 1842 in Old Buckenham, Norfolk, England), John R's Servant, Mary (born 1847 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), John R's Servant, Eleanor (born 1845 in Isle of Man, Isle of Man), John R's Servant, Patience (born 1842 in Bloxwich, Staffordshire, England), John R's Servant, Margaret (born 1831 in Scotland), John R's Servant, Sarah (born 1860 in Amberley, Hertfordshire, England), John R's Servant, Laura (born 1862 in Newtown, Montgomeryshire, Wales), John R's Servant, Mary (born 1860 in Derbyshire, England), John R's Servant, Ella (born 1861 in Bedfordshire, England), John R's Servant, Rebecca (born 1863 in Saughall, Cheshire, England), John R's Servant, John (born 1856 in Devon, England) and John R's Servant, Walter (born 1861 in Eastry, Kent, England).


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John R Shaw's household

Male

John R

Shaw

Head
Female

Fanny H

Shaw

Wife
Female

Dora

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Christine

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Edith

Shaw

Daughter
Male

Harry

Rawson

Grand Son
Female

Sara

Trudgill

Servant
Female

Mary

Ellison

Servant
Female

Eleanor

Cammell

Servant
Female

Patience

Flackett

Servant
Female

Margaret

Pike

Servant
Female

Sarah

Pember

Servant
Female

Laura

Cross

Servant
Female

Mary

Prime

Servant
Female

Ella

Clayton

Servant
Female

Rebecca

Owen

Servant
Male

John

Saunders

Servant
Male

Walter

Young

Servant
First name(s) John R
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 69
Birth year 1812
Birth place Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Household members (18 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John R

Shaw

Head

Married

69

1812

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Fanny H

Shaw

Wife

Married

63

1818

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

Dora

Shaw

Daughter

Single

40

1841

Italy

Christine

Shaw

Daughter

Single

32

1849

Woodchurch, Cheshire, England

Edith

Shaw

Daughter

Single

26

1855

Woodchurch, Cheshire, England

Harry

Rawson

Grand Son

Single

3

1878

Woodchurch, Cheshire, England

Sara

Trudgill

Servant

Single

39

1842

Old Buckenham, Norfolk, England

Mary

Ellison

Servant

Single

34

1847

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Eleanor

Cammell

Servant

Single

36

1845

Isle of Man, Isle of Man

Patience

Flackett

Servant

Single

39

1842

Bloxwich, Staffordshire, England

Margaret

Pike

Servant

Single

50

1831

Scotland

Sarah

Pember

Servant

Single

21

1860

Amberley, Hertfordshire, England

Laura

Cross

Servant

Single

19

1862

Newtown, Montgomeryshire, Wales

Mary

Prime

Servant

Single

21

1860

Derbyshire, England

Ella

Clayton

Servant

Single

20

1861

Bedfordshire, England

Rebecca

Owen

Servant

Single

18

1863

Saughall, Cheshire, England

John

Saunders

Servant

Single

25

1856

Devon, England

Walter

Young

Servant

Single

20

1861

Eastry, Kent, England

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