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Household of John Shaw (born 1842, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Salford, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Shaw, born in 1842 in Salford, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary A Shaw, born in 1846 in Ireland. They had 5 children; William H (born 1871 in Salford, Lancashire, England), Mary A (born 1873 in Salford, Lancashire, England), Fanny (born 1875 in Salford, Lancashire, England), Agnes (born 1877 in Salford, Lancashire, England) and John (born 1880 in Salford, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Brother In Law, William C (born 1825 in Winslow, Buckinghamshire, England), John's Nephew, William (born 1873 in Salford, Lancashire, England) and John's Nephew, James (born 1877 in Salford, Lancashire, England).


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John Shaw's household

Male

John

Shaw

Head
Female

Mary A

Shaw

Wife
Male

William H

Shaw

Son
Female

Mary A

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Fanny

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Agnes

Shaw

Daughter
Male

John

Shaw

Son
Male

William C

Bowden

Brother In Law
Male

William

Bowden

Nephew
Male

James

Bowden

Nephew
First name(s) John
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Salford, Lancashire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Shaw

Head

Married

39

1842

Salford, Lancashire, England

Mary A

Shaw

Wife

Married

35

1846

Ireland

William H

Shaw

Son

Single

10

1871

Salford, Lancashire, England

Mary A

Shaw

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Salford, Lancashire, England

Fanny

Shaw

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Salford, Lancashire, England

Agnes

Shaw

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Salford, Lancashire, England

John

Shaw

Son

Single

1

1880

Salford, Lancashire, England

William C

Bowden

Brother In Law

Widower

56

1825

Winslow, Buckinghamshire, England

William

Bowden

Nephew

Single

8

1873

Salford, Lancashire, England

James

Bowden

Nephew

Single

4

1877

Salford, Lancashire, England

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