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Household of John Shaw (born 1840, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Saddleworth, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 1840 in Saddleworth, Yorkshire, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Shaw, born in 1842 in Saddleworth, Yorkshire, England. They had 6 children; George F (born 1864 in Saddleworth, Yorkshire, England), Ralph T (born 1870 in Saddleworth, Yorkshire, England), Arthur (born 1872 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England), Lavina (born 1876 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England), John (born 1878 in Saddleworth, Yorkshire, England) and Alice (born 1880 in Saddleworth, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Mother In Law, Elizabeth (born 1808 in Saddleworth, Yorkshire, England) and John's Brother In Law, Jonah (born 1850 in Saddleworth, Yorkshire, England).


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John Shaw's household

Male

John

Shaw

Head
Female

Mary

Shaw

Wife
Male

George F

Shaw

Son
Male

Ralph T

Shaw

Son
Male

Arthur

Shaw

Son
Female

Lavina

Shaw

Daughter
Male

John

Shaw

Son
Female

Alice

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Heap

Mother In Law
Male

Jonah

Slater

Brother In Law
First name(s) John
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Saddleworth, Yorkshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Shaw

Head

Married

41

1840

Saddleworth, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Shaw

Wife

Married

39

1842

Saddleworth, Yorkshire, England

George F

Shaw

Son

Single

17

1864

Saddleworth, Yorkshire, England

Ralph T

Shaw

Son

Single

11

1870

Saddleworth, Yorkshire, England

Arthur

Shaw

Son

Single

9

1872

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Lavina

Shaw

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

John

Shaw

Son

Single

3

1878

Saddleworth, Yorkshire, England

Alice

Shaw

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Saddleworth, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Heap

Mother In Law

Widow

73

1808

Saddleworth, Yorkshire, England

Jonah

Slater

Brother In Law

Single

31

1850

Saddleworth, Yorkshire, England

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