Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of John Shaw (born 1856, Hertfordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barnsley, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), England

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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 13 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of John Shaw, born in 1856 in Hitchin, Hertfordshire, consisted of 14 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary A Shaw, born in 1850 in Flitwick, Bedfordshire, England. They had 3 children; George (born 1877 in Hose, Yorkshire, England), Fred (born 1879 in Hose, Leicestershire, England) and Eliza (born 1881 in Leicestershire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Lodger, William (born 1841 in Warwick, Warwickshire, England), John's Lodger, Henry (born 1821 in Eccles, Lancashire, England), John's Lodger, Robert (born 1847 in Tiverton, Devon, England), John's Lodger, John (born 1837 in Norton, Cheshire, England), John's Lodger, Charles (born 1864 in Norton, Cheshire, England), John's Lodger, James (born 1837 in Tiverton, Devon, England), John's Lodger, John (born 1851 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), John's Lodger, William (born 1862 in Ivybridge, Devon, England) and John's Lodger, John (born 1861 in Croydon, Surrey, England).


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

John Shaw's household

Male

John

Shaw

Head
Female

Mary A

Shaw

Wife
Male

George

Shaw

Son
Male

Fred

Shaw

Son
Female

Eliza

Shaw

Daughter
Male

William

Bastowe

Lodger
Male

Henry

Wilson

Lodger
Male

Robert

Bennett

Lodger
Male

John

Horton

Lodger
Male

Charles

Horton

Lodger
Male

James

Wilson

Lodger
Male

John

Emmery

Lodger
Male

William

Osborne

Lodger
Male

John

Bang

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 25
Birth year 1856
Birth place Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England

Household members (14 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Shaw

Head

Married

25

1856

Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England

Mary A

Shaw

Wife

Married

31

1850

Flitwick, Bedfordshire, England

George

Shaw

Son

Single

4

1877

Hose, Yorkshire, England

Fred

Shaw

Son

Single

2

1879

Hose, Leicestershire, England

Eliza

Shaw

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Leicestershire, England

William

Bastowe

Lodger

Single

40

1841

Warwick, Warwickshire, England

Henry

Wilson

Lodger

Married

60

1821

Eccles, Lancashire, England

Robert

Bennett

Lodger

Single

34

1847

Tiverton, Devon, England

John

Horton

Lodger

Married

44

1837

Norton, Cheshire, England

Charles

Horton

Lodger

Single

17

1864

Norton, Cheshire, England

James

Wilson

Lodger

Single

44

1837

Tiverton, Devon, England

John

Emmery

Lodger

Single

30

1851

Bolton, Lancashire, England

William

Osborne

Lodger

Single

19

1862

Ivybridge, Devon, England

John

Bang

Lodger

Single

20

1861

Croydon, Surrey, England

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of John Shaw in Barnsley in 1881, and follow the Shaw family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for John Shaw

We’ve found John Shaw in 1372 family trees. Find out more about John Shaw's household and view the Shaw family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census