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Household of Robert Shaw (born 1848, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bury, 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.

Robert Shaw and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Shaw, born in 1848 in Tottington, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Martha L Shaw, born in 1855 in Bury, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Ellen (born 1877 in Elton, Lancashire, England), Sarah (born 1879 in Elton, Lancashire, England) and David (born 1881 in Elton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Robert's Lodger, John Flatery, born in 1858 in Ireland.


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Robert Shaw's household

Male

Robert

Shaw

Head
Female

Martha L

Shaw

Wife
Female

Ellen

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Shaw

Daughter
Male

David

Shaw

Son
Male

John

Flatery

Lodger
Female

Kate

Flatery

Wife
First name(s) Robert
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Tottington, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Shaw

Head

Married

33

1848

Tottington, Lancashire, England

Martha L

Shaw

Wife

Married

26

1855

Bury, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Shaw

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Elton, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Shaw

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Elton, Lancashire, England

David

Shaw

Son

Single

0

1881

Elton, Lancashire, England

John

Flatery

Lodger

Married

23

1858

Ireland

Kate

Flatery

Wife

Married

23

1858

Bury, Lancashire, England

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