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Household of Selby Shaw (born 1840, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stockton, 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.

Selby Shaw and 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Selby Shaw, born in 1840 in Ferry Hill, Durham, consisted of 3 members. Selby was the head of the household, married to Mary Shaw, born in 1848 in Malton, Yorkshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Selby's Niece, Jane Backhouse, born in 1871 in Whitby, Yorkshire, England.


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Selby Shaw's household

Male

Selby

Shaw

Head
Female

Mary

Shaw

Wife
Female

Jane

Backhouse

Niece
First name(s) Selby
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Ferry Hill, Durham, England

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Selby

Shaw

Head

Married

41

1840

Ferry Hill, Durham, England

Mary

Shaw

Wife

Married

33

1848

Malton, Yorkshire, England

Jane

Backhouse

Niece

Single

10

1871

Whitby, Yorkshire, England

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