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Household of John Shaw (born 1853, 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 Shaw and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Shaw, born in 1853 in Bury, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Isabella Shaw, born in 1856 in Hoylake, Cheshire, England. They had 3 children; Ethel (born 1877 in Hoylake, Cheshire, England), Margaret (born 1878 in Hoylake, Cheshire, England) and Thomas A (born 1880 in Hoylake, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Margaret (born 1863 in Cheshire, England) and John's Servant, Frank (born 1862 in Cheshire, England).


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John Shaw's household

Male

John

Shaw

Head
Female

Isabella

Shaw

Wife
Female

Ethel

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Shaw

Daughter
Male

Thomas A

Shaw

Son
Female

Margaret

Bower

Servant
Male

Frank

Cooper

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Bury, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Shaw

Head

Married

28

1853

Bury, Lancashire, England

Isabella

Shaw

Wife

Married

25

1856

Hoylake, Cheshire, England

Ethel

Shaw

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Hoylake, Cheshire, England

Margaret

Shaw

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Hoylake, Cheshire, England

Thomas A

Shaw

Son

Single

1

1880

Hoylake, Cheshire, England

Margaret

Bower

Servant

Single

18

1863

Cheshire, England

Frank

Cooper

Servant

Single

19

1862

Cheshire, England

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