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Household of John Shaw (born 1834, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wakefield, 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 1834 in Featherstone, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Annie Elizabeth Shaw, born in 1841 in Fishlake, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; Emma (born 1869 in Warmfield, Yorkshire, England), Walter (born 1873 in Warmfield, Yorkshire, England), George (born 1874 in Warmfield, Yorkshire, England), William (born 1876 in Warmfield, Yorkshire, England) and Louisa (born 1879 in Warmfield, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Step Daughter, Agnes Downing Walton, born in 1872 in Warmfield, Yorkshire, England.


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John Shaw's household

Male

John

Shaw

Head
Female

Annie Elizabeth

Shaw

Wife
Female

Emma

Shaw

Daughter
Male

Walter

Shaw

Son
Male

George

Shaw

Son
Male

William

Shaw

Son
Female

Louisa

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Agnes Downing

Walton

Step Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Featherstone, 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

47

1834

Featherstone, Yorkshire, England

Annie Elizabeth

Shaw

Wife

Married

40

1841

Fishlake, Yorkshire, England

Emma

Shaw

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Warmfield, Yorkshire, England

Walter

Shaw

Son

Single

8

1873

Warmfield, Yorkshire, England

George

Shaw

Son

Single

7

1874

Warmfield, Yorkshire, England

William

Shaw

Son

Single

5

1876

Warmfield, Yorkshire, England

Louisa

Shaw

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Warmfield, Yorkshire, England

Agnes Downing

Walton

Step Daughter

Single

9

1872

Warmfield, Yorkshire, England

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