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Household of Joseph Shaw (born 1856, Yorkshire)

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 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Shaw, born in 1856 in Saddleworth, Yorkshire, consisted of 4 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Jane Shaw, born in 1858 in Cheshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Nephew, James (born 1872 in Yeadon, Yorkshire, England) and Joseph's Father In Law, Peter (born 1823 in Cheshire, England).


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Joseph Shaw's household

Male

Joseph

Shaw

Head
Female

Jane

Shaw

Wife
Male

James

Shaw

Nephew
Male

Peter

Higginbottom

Father In Law
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 25
Birth year 1856
Birth place Saddleworth, Yorkshire, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Shaw

Head

Married

25

1856

Saddleworth, Yorkshire, England

Jane

Shaw

Wife

Married

23

1858

Cheshire, England

James

Shaw

Nephew

Single

9

1872

Yeadon, Yorkshire, England

Peter

Higginbottom

Father In Law

Married

58

1823

Cheshire, England

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