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Household of Thomas Shaw (born 1840, Nottinghamshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, 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.

Thomas Shaw and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Shaw, born in 1840 in Wysall, Nottinghamshire, consisted of 11 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Sarah Shaw, born in 1844 in Newhall, Derbyshire, England. They had 8 children; William (born 1859 in Burton, Staffordshire, England), John (born 1863 in Burton, Staffordshire, England), David E (born 1867 in Burton, Staffordshire, England), Sarah A (born 1869 in Burton, Staffordshire, England), Albert (born 1871 in Burton, Staffordshire, England), Herbert (born 1873 in Burton, Staffordshire, England), George F (born 1875 in Burton, Staffordshire, England) and Henry W (born 1880 in Burton, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Brother, Robert Shaw, born in 1850 in Wysall, Nottinghamshire, England.


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Thomas Shaw's household

Male

Thomas

Shaw

Head
Female

Sarah

Shaw

Wife
Male

William

Shaw

Son
Male

John

Shaw

Son
Male

David E

Shaw

Son
Female

Sarah A

Shaw

Daughter
Male

Albert

Shaw

Son
Male

Herbert

Shaw

Son
Male

George F

Shaw

Son
Male

Henry W

Shaw

Son
Male

Robert

Shaw

Brother
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Wysall, Nottinghamshire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Shaw

Head

Married

41

1840

Wysall, Nottinghamshire, England

Sarah

Shaw

Wife

Married

37

1844

Newhall, Derbyshire, England

William

Shaw

Son

Single

22

1859

Burton, Staffordshire, England

John

Shaw

Son

Single

18

1863

Burton, Staffordshire, England

David E

Shaw

Son

Single

14

1867

Burton, Staffordshire, England

Sarah A

Shaw

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Burton, Staffordshire, England

Albert

Shaw

Son

Single

10

1871

Burton, Staffordshire, England

Herbert

Shaw

Son

Single

8

1873

Burton, Staffordshire, England

George F

Shaw

Son

Single

6

1875

Burton, Staffordshire, England

Henry W

Shaw

Son

Single

1

1880

Burton, Staffordshire, England

Robert

Shaw

Brother

Single

31

1850

Wysall, Nottinghamshire, England

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