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Household of Josiah Shaw (born 1820, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Halifax, 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.

Josiah Shaw and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Josiah Shaw, born in 1820 in Halifax, Yorkshire, consisted of 4 members. Josiah was the head of the household, married to Sarah Shaw, born in 1814 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England. They had 1 child; Mary H, born 1839 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England. They had 1 grandchild; Joe, born 1875 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England.


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Josiah Shaw's household

Male

Josiah

Shaw

Head
Female

Sarah

Shaw

Wife
Female

Mary H

Rushworth

Daughter
Male

Joe

Rushworth

Grand Son
First name(s) Josiah
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 61
Birth year 1820
Birth place Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Josiah

Shaw

Head

Married

61

1820

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Shaw

Wife

Married

67

1814

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Mary H

Rushworth

Daughter

Single

42

1839

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Joe

Rushworth

Grand Son

Single

6

1875

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

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