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Household of John Shaw (born 1840, Lancashire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Shaw, born in 1840 in Mellor, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ann Shaw, born in 1840 in Stockport, Cheshire, England. They had 7 children; John (born 1859 in Stockport, Cheshire, England), Nancy (born 1861 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Hannah (born 1863 in Stockport, Cheshire, England), Mary E (born 1865 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Annie (born 1867 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), Amy (born 1868 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England) and Thomas (born 1871 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England).


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John Shaw's household

Male

John

Shaw

Head
Female

Ann

Shaw

Wife
Male

John

Shaw

Son
Female

Nancy

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Hannah

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Mary E

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Annie

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Amy

Shaw

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Shaw

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Mellor, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Shaw

Head

Married

41

1840

Mellor, Lancashire, England

Ann

Shaw

Wife

Married

41

1840

Stockport, Cheshire, England

John

Shaw

Son

Single

22

1859

Stockport, Cheshire, England

Nancy

Shaw

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Hannah

Shaw

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Stockport, Cheshire, England

Mary E

Shaw

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Annie

Shaw

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Amy

Shaw

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Shaw

Son

Single

10

1871

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

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