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Household of John Shaw (born 1837, Yorkshire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Shaw, born in 1837 in Leeds, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Emma Shaw, born in 1839 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; Arthur (born 1863 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), Florence May (born 1866 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), Annie Elizh (born 1868 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), Allice Emma (born 1870 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England) and Maud May (born 1873 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Hannah Martha Shaw, born in 1844 in Knottingley, Yorkshire, England.


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John Shaw's household

Male

John

Shaw

Head
Female

Emma

Shaw

Wife
Male

Arthur

Shaw

Son
Female

Florence May

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Annie Elizh

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Allice Emma

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Maud May

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Hannah Martha

Shaw

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Shaw

Head

Married

44

1837

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Emma

Shaw

Wife

Married

42

1839

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Arthur

Shaw

Son

Single

18

1863

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Florence May

Shaw

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Annie Elizh

Shaw

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Allice Emma

Shaw

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Maud May

Shaw

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Hannah Martha

Shaw

Servant

Married

37

1844

Knottingley, Yorkshire, England

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