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Household of John Shaw (born 1842, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Shaw, born in 1842 in Barkisland, Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to William Shaw, born in 1848 in Barkisland, Yorkshire, England. They had 6 children; William (born 1848 in Barkisland, Yorkshire, England), Henry (born 1868 in Barkisland, Yorkshire, England), Mary Hannah (born 1871 in Barkisland, Yorkshire, England), Joseph (born 1873 in Barkisland, Yorkshire, England), John (born 1875 in Barkisland, Yorkshire, England) and Sarah (born 1878 in Barkisland, Yorkshire, England).


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John Shaw's household

Male

John

Shaw

Head
Male

William

Shaw

Son
Male

John

Shaw

Head
Female

Mary

Shaw

Wife
Male

Henry

Shaw

Son
Female

Mary Hannah

Shaw

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Shaw

Son
Male

John

Shaw

Son
Female

Sarah

Shaw

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 69
Birth year 1812
Birth place Barkisland, Yorkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Shaw

Head

Widower

69

1812

Barkisland, Yorkshire, England

William

Shaw

Son

Single

33

1848

Barkisland, Yorkshire, England

John

Shaw

Head

Married

39

1842

Barkisland, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Shaw

Wife

Married

36

1845

Barkisland, Yorkshire, England

Henry

Shaw

Son

Single

13

1868

Barkisland, Yorkshire, England

Mary Hannah

Shaw

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Barkisland, Yorkshire, England

Joseph

Shaw

Son

Single

8

1873

Barkisland, Yorkshire, England

John

Shaw

Son

Single

6

1875

Barkisland, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Shaw

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Barkisland, Yorkshire, England

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