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Household of John Shaw (born 1842, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gateshead, Durham, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Shaw, born in 1842 in Lepton, Yorkshire, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Frances Shaw, born in 1847 in Bill Quay, Durham, England. They had 2 children; William (born 1878 in Gateshead, Durham, England) and George (born 1880 in Gateshead, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Sister In Law, Margaret Noble, born in 1862 in Durham, England.


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John Shaw's household

Male

John

Shaw

Head
Female

Frances

Shaw

Wife
Male

William

Shaw

Son
Male

George

Shaw

Son
Female

Margaret

Noble

Sister In Law
First name(s) John
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Lepton, Yorkshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Shaw

Head

Married

39

1842

Lepton, Yorkshire, England

Frances

Shaw

Wife

Married

34

1847

Bill Quay, Durham, England

William

Shaw

Son

Single

3

1878

Gateshead, Durham, England

George

Shaw

Son

Single

1

1880

Gateshead, Durham, England

Margaret

Noble

Sister In Law

Single

19

1862

Durham, England

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