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Household of Richard Shaw (born 1839, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sheffield, 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.

Richard Shaw and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Shaw, born in 1839 in Leeds, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Ellen Shaw, born in 1847 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England. They had 6 children; Thomas (born 1866 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England), E J (born 1871 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Joseph (born 1876 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Richard (born 1881 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Ellen (born 1873 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and Eliza Ann (born 1878 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).


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Richard Shaw's household

Male

Richard

Shaw

Head
Female

Ellen

Shaw

Wife
Male

Thomas

Shaw

Son
Male

E J

Shaw

Son
Male

Joseph

Shaw

Son
Male

Richard

Shaw

Son
Female

Ellen

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Eliza Ann

Shaw

Daughter
First name(s) Richard
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Shaw

Head

Married

42

1839

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Ellen

Shaw

Wife

Married

34

1847

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Thomas

Shaw

Son

Single

15

1866

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

E J

Shaw

Son

Single

10

1871

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Joseph

Shaw

Son

Single

5

1876

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Richard

Shaw

Son

Single

0

1881

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Ellen

Shaw

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Eliza Ann

Shaw

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

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