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Household of Richard Shaw (born 1841, 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.

Richard Shaw and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Shaw, born in 1841 in Liverpool, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Ellen Shaw, born in 1840 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England. They had 7 children; Thomas (born 1864 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), William (born 1866 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Ellen (born 1868 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Alice J (born 1872 in Lancashire, England), Henry A (born 1875 in Lancashire, England), George (born 1878 in Lancashire, England) and Edith A (born 1881 in Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Richard's Boarder, George Jones, born in 1811 in Wales.


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Richard Shaw's household

Male

Richard

Shaw

Head
Female

Ellen

Shaw

Wife
Male

Thomas

Shaw

Son
Male

William

Shaw

Son
Female

Ellen

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Alice J

Shaw

Daughter
Male

Henry A

Shaw

Son
Male

George

Shaw

Son
Female

Edith A

Shaw

Daughter
Male

George

Jones

Boarder
First name(s) Richard
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Shaw

Head

Married

40

1841

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Shaw

Wife

Married

41

1840

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Shaw

Son

Single

17

1864

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

William

Shaw

Son

Single

15

1866

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Shaw

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Alice J

Shaw

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Lancashire, England

Henry A

Shaw

Son

Single

6

1875

Lancashire, England

George

Shaw

Son

Single

3

1878

Lancashire, England

Edith A

Shaw

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Lancashire, England

George

Jones

Boarder

Widower

70

1811

Wales

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