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Household of Joseph Shaw (born 1840, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Shaw, born in 1840 in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Hannah Shaw, born in 1844 in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England. They had 7 children; Sarah Elizth (born 1865 in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England), Mary (born 1867 in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England), Emma (born 1870 in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England), Clara (born 1872 in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England), Rita (born 1874 in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England), Agnes (born 1877 in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England) and Thomas (born 1880 in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England).


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Joseph Shaw's household

Male

Joseph

Shaw

Head
Female

Hannah

Shaw

Wife
Female

Sarah Elizth

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Mary

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Emma

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Clara

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Rita

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Agnes

Shaw

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Shaw

Son
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Shaw

Head

Married

41

1840

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England

Hannah

Shaw

Wife

Married

37

1844

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England

Sarah Elizth

Shaw

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England

Mary

Shaw

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England

Emma

Shaw

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England

Clara

Shaw

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England

Rita

Shaw

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England

Agnes

Shaw

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Shaw

Son

Single

1

1880

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England

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