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Household of John Shaw (born 1840, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Strand, London,Middlesex, 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 Shaw and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Shaw, born in 1840 in St Andrew's Holborn, Middlesex, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Catherine Shaw, born in 1844 in St Andrew's Holborn, Middlesex, England. They had 6 children; Frances (born 1864 in -), Catherine (born 1866 in St Andrew's Holborn, Middlesex, England), George (born 1869 in St Andrew's Holborn, Middlesex, England), Charles (born 1875 in St Giles), Alfred (born 1877 in St Clement Danes, Middlesex, England) and Luke (born 1881 in St Clement Danes, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's -, Lovina Young, born in 1819 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.


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John Shaw's household

Male

John

Shaw

Head
Female

Catherine

Shaw

Wife
Female

Frances

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Shaw

Daughter
Male

George

Shaw

Son
Male

Charles

Shaw

Son
Male

Alfred

Shaw

Son
Male

Luke

Shaw

Son
Female

Lovina

Young

-
First name(s) John
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place St Andrew's Holborn, Middlesex, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Shaw

Head

Married

41

1840

St Andrew's Holborn, Middlesex, England

Catherine

Shaw

Wife

Married

37

1844

St Andrew's Holborn, Middlesex, England

Frances

Shaw

Daughter

Single

17

1864

-

Catherine

Shaw

Daughter

Single

15

1866

St Andrew's Holborn, Middlesex, England

George

Shaw

Son

Single

12

1869

St Andrew's Holborn, Middlesex, England

Charles

Shaw

Son

Single

6

1875

St Giles

Alfred

Shaw

Son

Single

4

1877

St Clement Danes, Middlesex, England

Luke

Shaw

Son

Single

0

1881

St Clement Danes, Middlesex, England

Lovina

Young

-

Widow

62

1819

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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