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Household of John Shaw (born 1825, Surrey)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Holborn, 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 1825 in Christchurch, Surrey, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Shaw, born in 1828 in St Luke's, Middlesex, England. They had 4 children; Emily (born 1863 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England), James (born 1866 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England), William H (born 1868 in Ratcliff, Middlesex, England) and Joseph (born 1872 in Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Visitor, John (born 1855 in St Luke's, Middlesex, England), John's Boarder, George (born 1862 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England) and John's Boarder, Joseph (born 1862 in St Luke's, Middlesex, England).


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John Shaw's household

Male

John

Shaw

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Shaw

Wife
Female

Emily

Shaw

Daughter
Male

James

Shaw

Son
Male

William H

Shaw

Son
Male

Joseph

Shaw

Son
Male

John

Fulford

Visitor
Male

George

Chitty

Boarder
Male

Joseph

Jones

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place Christchurch, Surrey, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Shaw

Head

Married

56

1825

Christchurch, Surrey, England

Elizabeth

Shaw

Wife

Married

53

1828

St Luke's, Middlesex, England

Emily

Shaw

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

James

Shaw

Son

Single

15

1866

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

William H

Shaw

Son

Single

13

1868

Ratcliff, Middlesex, England

Joseph

Shaw

Son

Single

9

1872

Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England

John

Fulford

Visitor

Single

26

1855

St Luke's, Middlesex, England

George

Chitty

Boarder

Single

19

1862

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Joseph

Jones

Boarder

Single

19

1862

St Luke's, Middlesex, England

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