Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of Richard Shaw (born 1834, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Darlington, Durham, England

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Shaw, born in 1834 in Barnard Castle, Durham, consisted of 8 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Rose Shaw, born in 1837 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England. They had 5 children; Mary E (born 1865 in Darlington, Durham, England), Joseph (born 1869 in Darlington, Durham, England), Sarah (born 1873 in Darlington, Durham, England), Richard (born 1878 in Darlington, Durham, England) and Mark (born 1880 in Darlington, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Richard's Mother In Law, Ann Meddice, born in 1796 in York, Yorkshire, England.


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Richard Shaw's household

Male

Richard

Shaw

Head
Female

Rose

Shaw

Wife
Female

Mary E

Shaw

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Shaw

Son
Female

Sarah

Shaw

Daughter
Male

Richard

Shaw

Son
Male

Mark

Shaw

Son
Female

Ann

Meddice

Mother In Law
First name(s) Richard
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Barnard Castle, Durham, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Shaw

Head

Married

47

1834

Barnard Castle, Durham, England

Rose

Shaw

Wife

Married

44

1837

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Mary E

Shaw

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Darlington, Durham, England

Joseph

Shaw

Son

Single

12

1869

Darlington, Durham, England

Sarah

Shaw

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Darlington, Durham, England

Richard

Shaw

Son

Single

3

1878

Darlington, Durham, England

Mark

Shaw

Son

Single

1

1880

Darlington, Durham, England

Ann

Meddice

Mother In Law

Widow

85

1796

York, Yorkshire, England

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of Richard Shaw in Darlington in 1881, and follow the Shaw family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for Richard Shaw

We’ve found Richard Shaw in 209 family trees. Find out more about Richard Shaw's household and view the Shaw family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census