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Household of Peter Shaw (born 1845, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Derby, 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.

Peter Shaw and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Shaw, born in 1845 in Sefton, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Hannah Shaw, born in 1847 in Norfolk, England. They had 2 children; Henry (born 1873 in Bootle, Cumberland, England) and John Wm (born 1879 in Bootle, Cumberland, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Peter's Boarder, Francis (born 1861 in Shropshire, England) and Peter's Boarder, Abel (born 1864 in Wrexham, Denbighshire, Wales).


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Peter Shaw's household

Male

Peter

Shaw

Head
Female

Hannah

Shaw

Wife
Male

Henry

Shaw

Son
Male

John Wm

Shaw

Son
Male

Francis

Lee

Boarder
Male

Abel

Jones

Boarder
First name(s) Peter
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Sefton, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter

Shaw

Head

Married

36

1845

Sefton, Lancashire, England

Hannah

Shaw

Wife

Married

34

1847

Norfolk, England

Henry

Shaw

Son

Single

8

1873

Bootle, Cumberland, England

John Wm

Shaw

Son

Single

2

1879

Bootle, Cumberland, England

Francis

Lee

Boarder

Single

20

1861

Shropshire, England

Abel

Jones

Boarder

Single

17

1864

Wrexham, Denbighshire, Wales

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