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Household of John Shaw (born 1837, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Shaw, born in 1837 in Lealholm, Yorkshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Hannah Shaw, born in 1832 in Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; William (born 1870 in Yorkshire, England), Betsy (born 1871 in Yorkshire, England), Mary (born 1874 in Yorkshire, England) and Martha (born 1876 in Yorkshire, England).


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John Shaw's household

Male

John

Shaw

Head
Female

Hannah

Shaw

Wife
Male

William

Shaw

Son
Female

Betsy

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Mary

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Martha

Shaw

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Lealholm, 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

44

1837

Lealholm, Yorkshire, England

Hannah

Shaw

Wife

Married

49

1832

Yorkshire, England

William

Shaw

Son

Single

11

1870

Yorkshire, England

Betsy

Shaw

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Yorkshire, England

Mary

Shaw

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Yorkshire, England

Martha

Shaw

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Yorkshire, England

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