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Household of Joseph Shaw (born 1811, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Nantwich, Cheshire, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Shaw, born in 1811 in Liverpool, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Hannah Shaw, born in 1820 in Ormskirk, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; Joseph (born 1853 in Crewe, Cheshire, England) and Hannah (born 1857 in Crewe, Cheshire, England). They had 2 grandchildren; Mary J (born 1868 in Crewe, Cheshire, England) and Elizabeth (born 1878 in Crewe, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Son In Law, Alfred James, born in 1858 in Hoyland, Yorkshire, England.


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Joseph Shaw's household

Male

Joseph

Shaw

Head
Female

Hannah

Shaw

Wife
Male

Joseph

Shaw

Son
Female

Mary J

Shaw

Grand Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Shaw

Grand Daughter
Male

Alfred

James

Son In Law
Female

Hannah

James

Daughter
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 70
Birth year 1811
Birth place Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Shaw

Head

Married

70

1811

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Hannah

Shaw

Wife

Married

61

1820

Ormskirk, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Shaw

Son

Single

28

1853

Crewe, Cheshire, England

Mary J

Shaw

Grand Daughter

Single

13

1868

Crewe, Cheshire, England

Elizabeth

Shaw

Grand Daughter

Single

3

1878

Crewe, Cheshire, England

Alfred

James

Son In Law

Married

23

1858

Hoyland, Yorkshire, England

Hannah

James

Daughter

Married

24

1857

Crewe, Cheshire, England

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