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Household of John Shaw (born 1826, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Warrington, Lancashire,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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Shaw, born in 1826 in Warrington, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, widower. He had 5 children; Betsy (born 1848 in Warrington, Lancashire, England), James (born 1853 in Warrington, Lancashire, England), Timothy (born 1860 in Warrington, Lancashire, England), Ellen (born 1863 in Warrington, Lancashire, England) and Louisa (born 1866 in Warrington, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, Thomas (born 1848 in Warrington, Lancashire, England), John's Boarder, Albert (born 1876 in Warrington, Lancashire, England) and John's Boarder, Emily (born 1879 in Warrington, Lancashire, England).


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John Shaw's household

Male

John

Shaw

Head
Female

Betsy

Shaw

Daughter
Male

James

Shaw

Son
Male

Timothy

Shaw

Son
Female

Ellen

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Louisa

Shaw

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Forster

Boarder
Male

Albert

Forster

Boarder
Female

Emily

Forster

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Warrington, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Shaw

Head

Widower

55

1826

Warrington, Lancashire, England

Betsy

Shaw

Daughter

Married

33

1848

Warrington, Lancashire, England

James

Shaw

Son

Single

28

1853

Warrington, Lancashire, England

Timothy

Shaw

Son

Single

21

1860

Warrington, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Shaw

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Warrington, Lancashire, England

Louisa

Shaw

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Warrington, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Forster

Boarder

Married

33

1848

Warrington, Lancashire, England

Albert

Forster

Boarder

Single

5

1876

Warrington, Lancashire, England

Emily

Forster

Boarder

Single

2

1879

Warrington, Lancashire, England

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