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Household of John Shaw (born 1831, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wigan, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Shaw, born in 1831 in Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ann Shaw, born in 1840 in Pemberton, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Elizabeth (born 1861 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England), John (born 1867 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), Sarah A (born 1871 in Bolton, Lancashire, England) and Jane (born 1879 in Pemberton, Lancashire, England).


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John Shaw's household

Female

John

Shaw

Head
Female

Ann

Shaw

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Shaw

Daughter
Male

John

Shaw

Son
Female

Sarah A

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Jane

Shaw

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Shaw

Head

Married

50

1831

Lancashire, England

Ann

Shaw

Wife

Married

41

1840

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Shaw

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

John

Shaw

Son

Single

14

1867

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Sarah A

Shaw

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Jane

Shaw

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

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