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Household of John Shaw (born 1844, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Doncaster, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Shaw, born in 1844 in Mexborough, Yorkshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Matilda Shaw, born in 1845 in Corsham, Wiltshire, England. They had 4 children; John E B (born 1871 in Corsham, Wiltshire, England), Joseph (born 1873 in Mexborough, Yorkshire, England), Albert (born 1875 in Mexborough, Yorkshire, England) and Anne E (born 1878 in Mexborough, Yorkshire, England).


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John Shaw's household

Male

John

Shaw

Head
Female

Matilda

Shaw

Wife
Male

John E B

Shaw

Son
Male

Joseph

Shaw

Son
Male

Albert

Shaw

Son
Female

Anne E

Shaw

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Mexborough, Yorkshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Shaw

Head

Married

37

1844

Mexborough, Yorkshire, England

Matilda

Shaw

Wife

Married

36

1845

Corsham, Wiltshire, England

John E B

Shaw

Son

Single

10

1871

Corsham, Wiltshire, England

Joseph

Shaw

Son

Single

8

1873

Mexborough, Yorkshire, England

Albert

Shaw

Son

Single

6

1875

Mexborough, Yorkshire, England

Anne E

Shaw

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Mexborough, Yorkshire, England

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