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Household of John Shaw (born 1833, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Halifax, 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Shaw, born in 1833 in Halifax, Yorkshire, consisted of 11 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Shaw, born in 1836 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England. They had 7 children; Hannah E (born 1858 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England), Mary A (born 1859 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England), Edward (born 1861 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England), William D (born 1865 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England), Annie (born 1868 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England), John E (born 1869 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England) and Edith E (born 1874 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Mother In Law, Elizabeth (born 1807 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England) and John's Nephew, Fred (born 1867 in Yorkshire, England).


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John Shaw's household

Male

John

Shaw

Head
Female

Mary

Shaw

Wife
Female

Hannah E

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Mary A

Shaw

Daughter
Male

Edward

Shaw

Son
Male

William D

Shaw

Son
Female

Annie

Shaw

Daughter
Male

John E

Shaw

Son
Female

Edith E

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Fayrer

Mother In Law
Male

Fred

Fayrer

Nephew
First name(s) John
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Shaw

Head

Married

48

1833

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Shaw

Wife

Married

45

1836

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Hannah E

Shaw

Daughter

Single

23

1858

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Mary A

Shaw

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Edward

Shaw

Son

Single

20

1861

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

William D

Shaw

Son

Single

16

1865

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Annie

Shaw

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

John E

Shaw

Son

Single

12

1869

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Edith E

Shaw

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Fayrer

Mother In Law

Widow

74

1807

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Fred

Fayrer

Nephew

Single

14

1867

Yorkshire, England

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