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Household of Joseph Shaw (born 1854, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wakefield, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 1854 in Hunslet, Yorkshire, consisted of 10 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Hannah Shaw, born in 1854 in Lofthouse, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; John (born 1873 in Lofthouse, Yorkshire, England), Martha A (born 1875 in Lofthouse, Yorkshire, England), Herbert (born 1878 in Lofthouse, Yorkshire, England), Emily (born 1880 in Lofthouse, Yorkshire, England) and Sarah A (born 1857 in Middleton, Yorkshire, England). They had 1 grandchild; Ann Elizab, born 1881 in Yorkshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Mother, Ann (born 1801 in East Ardsley, Yorkshire, England) and Joseph's Son In Law, William (born 1859 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England).


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Joseph Shaw's household

Male

Joseph

Shaw

Head
Female

Hannah

Shaw

Wife
Male

John

Shaw

Son
Female

Martha A

Shaw

Daughter
Male

Herbert

Shaw

Son
Female

Emily

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Ann

Branley

Mother
Male

William

Ackroyd

Son In Law
Female

Sarah A

Ackroyd

Daughter
Female

Ann Elizab

Ackroyd

Grand Daughter
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Hunslet, Yorkshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Shaw

Head

Married

27

1854

Hunslet, Yorkshire, England

Hannah

Shaw

Wife

Married

27

1854

Lofthouse, Yorkshire, England

John

Shaw

Son

Single

8

1873

Lofthouse, Yorkshire, England

Martha A

Shaw

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Lofthouse, Yorkshire, England

Herbert

Shaw

Son

Single

3

1878

Lofthouse, Yorkshire, England

Emily

Shaw

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Lofthouse, Yorkshire, England

Ann

Branley

Mother

Widow

80

1801

East Ardsley, Yorkshire, England

William

Ackroyd

Son In Law

Married

22

1859

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Sarah A

Ackroyd

Daughter

Married

24

1857

Middleton, Yorkshire, England

Ann Elizab

Ackroyd

Grand Daughter

Single

0

1881

Yorkshire, England

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