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Household of John Shaw (born 1841, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chester, 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 Shaw and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Shaw, born in 1841 in York, Yorkshire, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary A Shaw, born in 1844 in Aldford, Cheshire, England. They had 8 children; Margaret (born 1866 in Aldford, Cheshire, England), Mary E (born 1868 in Farndon, Cheshire, England), John (born 1870 in Farndon, Cheshire, England), Harry (born 1871 in Farndon, Cheshire, England), Sarah E (born 1874 in Churton, Cheshire, England), William H (born 1876 in Churton, Cheshire, England), Charles (born 1878 in Churton, Cheshire, England) and Lucy (born 1880 in Churton, Cheshire, England).


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John Shaw's household

Male

John

Shaw

Head
Female

Mary A

Shaw

Wife
Female

Margaret

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Mary E

Shaw

Daughter
Male

John

Shaw

Son
Male

Harry

Shaw

Son
Female

Sarah E

Shaw

Daughter
Male

William H

Shaw

Son
Male

Charles

Shaw

Son
Female

Lucy

Shaw

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place York, Yorkshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Shaw

Head

Married

40

1841

York, Yorkshire, England

Mary A

Shaw

Wife

Married

37

1844

Aldford, Cheshire, England

Margaret

Shaw

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Aldford, Cheshire, England

Mary E

Shaw

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Farndon, Cheshire, England

John

Shaw

Son

Single

11

1870

Farndon, Cheshire, England

Harry

Shaw

Son

Single

10

1871

Farndon, Cheshire, England

Sarah E

Shaw

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Churton, Cheshire, England

William H

Shaw

Son

Single

5

1876

Churton, Cheshire, England

Charles

Shaw

Son

Single

3

1878

Churton, Cheshire, England

Lucy

Shaw

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Churton, Cheshire, England

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