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Household of John Shaw (born 1838, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Rochdale, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Shaw, born in 1838 in Ashton, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane Shaw, born in 1837 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; Mary Jane (born 1862 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England), James E (born 1864 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England), John T (born 1867 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England), Joseph (born 1871 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England), Caroline (born 1873 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England) and Elizabeth H (born 1875 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England).


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John Shaw's household

Male

John

Shaw

Head
Female

Jane

Shaw

Wife
Female

Mary Jane

Shaw

Daughter
Male

James E

Shaw

Son
Male

John T

Shaw

Son
Male

Joseph

Shaw

Son
Female

Caroline

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth H

Shaw

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

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Shaw

Head

Married

43

1838

Ashton, Lancashire, England

Jane

Shaw

Wife

Married

44

1837

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Mary Jane

Shaw

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

James E

Shaw

Son

Single

17

1864

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

John T

Shaw

Son

Single

14

1867

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Shaw

Son

Single

10

1871

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Caroline

Shaw

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth H

Shaw

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

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