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Household of John Shaw (born 1849, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prescot, Lancashire, 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 1849 in Wavertree, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Shaw, born in 1851 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; James B (born 1873 in Woolton, Lancashire, England), Mary A (born 1876 in Woolton, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth J (born 1878 in Woolton, Lancashire, England), Sarah C (born 1879 in Woolton, Lancashire, England) and Minnie (born 1881 in Woolton, Lancashire, England).


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John Shaw's household

Male

John

Shaw

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Shaw

Wife
Male

James B

Shaw

Son
Female

Mary A

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth J

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Sarah C

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Minnie

Shaw

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Wavertree, 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

32

1849

Wavertree, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Shaw

Wife

Married

30

1851

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

James B

Shaw

Son

Single

8

1873

Woolton, Lancashire, England

Mary A

Shaw

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Woolton, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth J

Shaw

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Woolton, Lancashire, England

Sarah C

Shaw

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Woolton, Lancashire, England

Minnie

Shaw

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Woolton, Lancashire, England

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