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Household of Joshua Shaw (born 1850, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joshua Shaw, born in 1850 in Salford, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Joshua was the head of the household, married to Alice Shaw, born in 1853 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Maria (born 1870 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Martha Ann (born 1876 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and William E (born 1881 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joshua's Father In Law, Aaron (born 1819 in Church, Lancashire, England) and Joshua's Lodger, Elizabeth (born 1863 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).


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Joshua Shaw's household

Male

Joshua

Shaw

Head
Female

Alice

Shaw

Wife
Female

Maria

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Martha Ann

Shaw

Daughter
Male

William E

Shaw

Son
Male

Aaron

Bowker

Father In Law
Female

Elizabeth

Christie

Lodger
First name(s) Joshua
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Salford, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joshua

Shaw

Head

Married

31

1850

Salford, Lancashire, England

Alice

Shaw

Wife

Married

28

1853

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Maria

Shaw

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Martha Ann

Shaw

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Manchester, Lancashire, England

William E

Shaw

Son

Single

0

1881

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Aaron

Bowker

Father In Law

Married

62

1819

Church, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Christie

Lodger

Single

18

1863

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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