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Household of John Shawsmith (born 1832, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leeds, 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 Shawsmith and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Shawsmith, born in 1832 in Hunslet, Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah Shawsmith, born in 1831 in Rawdon, Yorkshire, England. They had 7 children; Thomas (born 1862 in Kirkstall, Yorkshire, England), James (born 1864 in Kirkstall, Yorkshire, England), Harriet (born 1865 in Kirkstall, Yorkshire, England), Arthur (born 1867 in Kirkstall, Yorkshire, England), Edward C (born 1869 in Kirkstall, Yorkshire, England), John (born 1871 in Kirkstall, Yorkshire, England) and Joseph (born 1873 in Kirkstall, Yorkshire, England).


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John Shawsmith's household

Male

John

Shawsmith

Head
Female

Sarah

Shawsmith

Wife
Male

Thomas

Shawsmith

Son
Male

James

Shawsmith

Son
Female

Harriet

Shawsmith

Daughter
Male

Arthur

Shawsmith

Son
Male

Edward C

Shawsmith

Son
Male

John

Shawsmith

Son
Male

Joseph

Shawsmith

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Shawsmith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Hunslet, Yorkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Shawsmith

Head

Married

49

1832

Hunslet, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Shawsmith

Wife

Married

50

1831

Rawdon, Yorkshire, England

Thomas

Shawsmith

Son

Single

19

1862

Kirkstall, Yorkshire, England

James

Shawsmith

Son

Single

17

1864

Kirkstall, Yorkshire, England

Harriet

Shawsmith

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Kirkstall, Yorkshire, England

Arthur

Shawsmith

Son

Single

14

1867

Kirkstall, Yorkshire, England

Edward C

Shawsmith

Son

Single

12

1869

Kirkstall, Yorkshire, England

John

Shawsmith

Son

Single

10

1871

Kirkstall, Yorkshire, England

Joseph

Shawsmith

Son

Single

8

1873

Kirkstall, Yorkshire, England

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