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Household of Peter Shaw (born 1839)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Shields, Durham, 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 1839 in , consisted of 6 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Mary Shaw, born in 1840 in Ireland. They had 4 children; James (born 1859 in Jarrow, Durham, England), Peter (born 1862 in Jarrow, Durham, England), Margaret (born 1868 in Jarrow, Durham, England) and Hugh (born 1871 in Jarrow, Durham, England).


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Peter Shaw's household

Male

Peter

Shaw

Head
Female

Mary

Shaw

Wife
Male

James

Shaw

Son
Male

Peter

Shaw

Son
Female

Margaret

Shaw

Daughter
Male

Hugh

Shaw

Son
First name(s) Peter
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Ireland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter

Shaw

Head

Married

42

1839

Ireland

Mary

Shaw

Wife

Married

41

1840

Ireland

James

Shaw

Son

Single

22

1859

Jarrow, Durham, England

Peter

Shaw

Son

Single

19

1862

Jarrow, Durham, England

Margaret

Shaw

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Jarrow, Durham, England

Hugh

Shaw

Son

Single

10

1871

Jarrow, Durham, England

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