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Household of Lewis Shaw (born 1807, 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.

Lewis Shaw and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Lewis Shaw, born in 1807 in Halifax, Yorkshire, consisted of 4 members. Lewis was the head of the household, married to Sarah A Shaw, born in 1819 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Lewis's Brother In Law, John (born 1823 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England) and Lewis's Nephew, Herbert (born 1868 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England).


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Lewis Shaw's household

Male

Lewis

Shaw

Head
Female

Sarah A

Shaw

Wife
Male

John

Brook

Brother In Law
Male

Herbert

Brook

Nephew
First name(s) Lewis
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 74
Birth year 1807
Birth place Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Lewis

Shaw

Head

Married

74

1807

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Sarah A

Shaw

Wife

Married

62

1819

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

John

Brook

Brother In Law

Widower

58

1823

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

Herbert

Brook

Nephew

Single

13

1868

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

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