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Household of Joseph Shaw (born 1835, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, 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.

Joseph Shaw and 15 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Shaw, born in 1835 in Tipton, Staffordshire, consisted of 16 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Sarah Shaw, born in 1835 in Tipton, Staffordshire, England. They had 11 children; Mary Ann (born 1860 in Tipton, Staffordshire, England), Joseph (born 1865 in Tipton, Staffordshire, England), Sarah Jane (born 1868 in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England), Lucy (born 1872 in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England), Eliza (born 1875 in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England), James (born 1878 in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England), Adelaide (born 1869 in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England), Martha Ann (born 1872 in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England), Joseph (born 1875 in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England), Phoebe (born 1878 in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England) and Benjamin (born 1880 in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Lodger, James Shaw, born in 1838 in Tipton, Staffordshire, England.


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Joseph Shaw's household

Male

Joseph

Shaw

Head
Female

Sarah

Shaw

Wife
Female

Mary Ann

Shaw

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Shaw

Son
Female

Sarah Jane

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Lucy

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Eliza

Shaw

Daughter
Male

James

Shaw

Son
Male

James

Shaw

Lodger
Male

Joseph

Shaw

Head
Female

Phoebe

Shaw

Wife
Female

Adelaide

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Martha Ann

Shaw

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Shaw

Son
Female

Phoebe

Shaw

Daughter
Male

Benjamin

Shaw

Son
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Tipton, Staffordshire, England

Household members (16 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Shaw

Head

Married

46

1835

Tipton, Staffordshire, England

Sarah

Shaw

Wife

Married

46

1835

Tipton, Staffordshire, England

Mary Ann

Shaw

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Tipton, Staffordshire, England

Joseph

Shaw

Son

Single

16

1865

Tipton, Staffordshire, England

Sarah Jane

Shaw

Daughter

Single

13

1868

West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England

Lucy

Shaw

Daughter

Single

9

1872

West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England

Eliza

Shaw

Daughter

Single

6

1875

West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England

James

Shaw

Son

Single

3

1878

West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England

James

Shaw

Lodger

-

43

1838

Tipton, Staffordshire, England

Joseph

Shaw

Head

Married

36

1845

Tipton, Staffordshire, England

Phoebe

Shaw

Wife

Married

30

1851

Tipton, Staffordshire, England

Adelaide

Shaw

Daughter

Single

12

1869

West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England

Martha Ann

Shaw

Daughter

Single

9

1872

West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England

Joseph

Shaw

Son

Single

6

1875

West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England

Phoebe

Shaw

Daughter

Single

3

1878

West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England

Benjamin

Shaw

Son

Single

1

1880

West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England

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