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Household of Joseph Shaw (born 1847, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Pontefract, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Shaw, born in 1847 in Darnall, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Selina Shaw, born in 1852 in Darnall, Yorkshire, England. They had 6 children; Mary (born 1871 in Killamarsh, Derbyshire, England), Joseph (born 1872 in Whittington, Derbyshire, England), Ellen (born 1875 in Whittington, Derbyshire, England), Elizabeth (born 1877 in Whittington, Derbyshire, England), Samuel (born 1879 in Eaton, Derbyshire, England) and Annie (born 1881 in Featherstone, Yorkshire, England).


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Joseph Shaw's household

Male

Joseph

Shaw

Head
Female

Selina

Shaw

Wife
Female

Mary

Shaw

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Shaw

Son
Female

Ellen

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Shaw

Daughter
Male

Samuel

Shaw

Son
Female

Annie

Shaw

Daughter
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Darnall, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Shaw

Head

Married

34

1847

Darnall, Yorkshire, England

Selina

Shaw

Wife

Married

29

1852

Darnall, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Shaw

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Killamarsh, Derbyshire, England

Joseph

Shaw

Son

Single

9

1872

Whittington, Derbyshire, England

Ellen

Shaw

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Whittington, Derbyshire, England

Elizabeth

Shaw

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Whittington, Derbyshire, England

Samuel

Shaw

Son

Single

2

1879

Eaton, Derbyshire, England

Annie

Shaw

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Featherstone, Yorkshire, England

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