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Household of Joseph Shaw (born 1840, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bolton, Lancashire, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Shaw, born in 1840 in Bolton, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Mary Shaw, born in 1842 in Germany. They had 8 children; John (born 1866 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), Alice (born 1867 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Jonathan (born 1871 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), James (born 1872 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), George (born 1874 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), Jane (born 1876 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), Joseph (born 1878 in Bolton, Lancashire, England) and Isabella (born 1879 in Bolton, Lancashire, England).


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Joseph Shaw's household

Male

Joseph

Shaw

Head
Female

Mary

Shaw

Wife
Male

John

Shaw

Son
Female

Alice

Shaw

Daughter
Male

Jonathan

Shaw

Son
Male

James

Shaw

Son
Male

George

Shaw

Son
Female

Jane

Shaw

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Shaw

Son
Female

Isabella

Shaw

Daughter
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Bolton, Lancashire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Shaw

Head

Married

41

1840

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Mary

Shaw

Wife

Married

39

1842

Germany

John

Shaw

Son

Single

15

1866

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Alice

Shaw

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Jonathan

Shaw

Son

Single

10

1871

Bolton, Lancashire, England

James

Shaw

Son

Single

9

1872

Bolton, Lancashire, England

George

Shaw

Son

Single

7

1874

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Jane

Shaw

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Shaw

Son

Single

3

1878

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Isabella

Shaw

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Bolton, Lancashire, England

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