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Household of John Shaw (born 1848, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Whitby, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (North 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 1848 in Sandsend, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Hannah M Shaw, born in 1850 in Whitby, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; John (born 1872 in Whitby, Yorkshire, England), Margaret E (born 1873 in Whitby, Yorkshire, England), George (born 1875 in Whitby, Yorkshire, England), Ethel M (born 1877 in Whitby, Yorkshire, England) and Anne R (born 1880 in Whitby, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Mother, Mary E Shaw, born in 1819 in Whitby, Yorkshire, England.


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John Shaw's household

Male

John

Shaw

Head
Female

Hannah M

Shaw

Wife
Male

John

Shaw

Son
Female

Margaret E

Shaw

Daughter
Male

George

Shaw

Son
Female

Ethel M

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Anne R

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Mary E

Shaw

Mother
First name(s) John
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Sandsend, 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

33

1848

Sandsend, Yorkshire, England

Hannah M

Shaw

Wife

Married

31

1850

Whitby, Yorkshire, England

John

Shaw

Son

Single

9

1872

Whitby, Yorkshire, England

Margaret E

Shaw

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Whitby, Yorkshire, England

George

Shaw

Son

Single

6

1875

Whitby, Yorkshire, England

Ethel M

Shaw

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Whitby, Yorkshire, England

Anne R

Shaw

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Whitby, Yorkshire, England

Mary E

Shaw

Mother

Married

62

1819

Whitby, Yorkshire, England

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