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Household of Joshua Shaw (born 1841, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Salford, 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.

Joshua Shaw and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joshua Shaw, born in 1841 in Salford, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. Joshua was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Shaw, born in 1843 in Worsley, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; Helen Fitzgerald (born 1871 in Salford, Lancashire, England), Peter (born 1873 in Salford, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth (born 1875 in Salford, Lancashire, England), John (born 1877 in Salford, Lancashire, England), Percy (born 1879 in Salford, Lancashire, England) and Effie (born 1880 in Salford, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joshua's Servant, Anne (born 1851 in Ulverston, Lancashire, England) and Joshua's Servant, Mary (born 1860 in Winton, Lancashire, England).


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Joshua Shaw's household

Male

Joshua

Shaw

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Shaw

Wife
Female

Helen Fitzgerald

Shaw

Daughter
Male

Peter

Shaw

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Shaw

Daughter
Male

John

Shaw

Son
Male

Percy

Shaw

Son
Female

Effie

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Anne

Hawkrigg

Servant
Female

Mary

Grandy

Servant
First name(s) Joshua
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Salford, Lancashire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joshua

Shaw

Head

Married

40

1841

Salford, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Shaw

Wife

Married

38

1843

Worsley, Lancashire, England

Helen Fitzgerald

Shaw

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Salford, Lancashire, England

Peter

Shaw

Son

Single

8

1873

Salford, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Shaw

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Salford, Lancashire, England

John

Shaw

Son

Single

4

1877

Salford, Lancashire, England

Percy

Shaw

Son

Single

2

1879

Salford, Lancashire, England

Effie

Shaw

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Salford, Lancashire, England

Anne

Hawkrigg

Servant

Single

30

1851

Ulverston, Lancashire, England

Mary

Grandy

Servant

Single

21

1860

Winton, Lancashire, England

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