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Household of John Shaw (born 1838, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Oldham, 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 1838 in Denton, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah Shaw, born in 1838 in Oldham, Lancashire, England. They had 8 children; Robert (born 1857 in Saddleworth, Yorkshire, England), Charles (born 1862 in Saddleworth, Yorkshire, England), Mary A (born 1865 in Saddleworth, Yorkshire, England), John (born 1869 in Saddleworth, Yorkshire, England), Emma (born 1872 in Saddleworth, Yorkshire, England), Fred (born 1875 in Saddleworth, Yorkshire, England), Bertha (born 1878 in Saddleworth, Yorkshire, England) and Sarah H (born 1879 in Saddleworth, Yorkshire, England).


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John Shaw's household

Male

John

Shaw

Head
Female

Sarah

Shaw

Wife
Male

Robert

Shaw

Son
Male

Charles

Shaw

Son
Female

Mary A

Shaw

Daughter
Male

John

Shaw

Son
Female

Emma

Shaw

Daughter
Male

Fred

Shaw

Son
Female

Bertha

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Sarah H

Shaw

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Denton, 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

43

1838

Denton, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Shaw

Wife

Married

43

1838

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Robert

Shaw

Son

Single

24

1857

Saddleworth, Yorkshire, England

Charles

Shaw

Son

Single

19

1862

Saddleworth, Yorkshire, England

Mary A

Shaw

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Saddleworth, Yorkshire, England

John

Shaw

Son

Single

12

1869

Saddleworth, Yorkshire, England

Emma

Shaw

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Saddleworth, Yorkshire, England

Fred

Shaw

Son

Single

6

1875

Saddleworth, Yorkshire, England

Bertha

Shaw

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Saddleworth, Yorkshire, England

Sarah H

Shaw

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Saddleworth, Yorkshire, England

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