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Household of Thomas Shaw (born 1848, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dudley, 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 1848 in Tipton, Staffordshire, consisted of 11 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Sarah Shaw, born in 1851 in Tipton, Staffordshire, England. They had 5 children; Mary A (born 1872 in Tipton, Staffordshire, England), Harriet A (born 1874 in Tipton, Staffordshire, England), Thomas (born 1877 in Tipton, Staffordshire, England), Samuel (born 1879 in Tipton, Staffordshire, England) and James (born 1881 in Tipton, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Mother, Harriet (born 1813 in Bilston, Staffordshire, England), Thomas's Lodger, Thomas (born 1848 in Dudley, Worcestershire, England), Thomas's Lodger, William (born 1821 in Tipton, Staffordshire, England) and Thomas's Lodger, James (born 1862 in Tipton, Staffordshire, England).


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Thomas Shaw's household

Male

Thomas

Shaw

Head
Female

Sarah

Shaw

Wife
Female

Mary A

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Harriet A

Shaw

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Shaw

Son
Male

Samuel

Shaw

Son
Male

James

Shaw

Son
Female

Harriet

Shaw

Mother
Male

Thomas

Onions

Lodger
Male

William

Williams

Lodger
Male

James

Williams

Lodger
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Tipton, Staffordshire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Shaw

Head

Married

33

1848

Tipton, Staffordshire, England

Sarah

Shaw

Wife

Married

30

1851

Tipton, Staffordshire, England

Mary A

Shaw

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Tipton, Staffordshire, England

Harriet A

Shaw

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Tipton, Staffordshire, England

Thomas

Shaw

Son

Single

4

1877

Tipton, Staffordshire, England

Samuel

Shaw

Son

Single

2

1879

Tipton, Staffordshire, England

James

Shaw

Son

Single

0

1881

Tipton, Staffordshire, England

Harriet

Shaw

Mother

Widow

68

1813

Bilston, Staffordshire, England

Thomas

Onions

Lodger

Married

33

1848

Dudley, Worcestershire, England

William

Williams

Lodger

Widower

60

1821

Tipton, Staffordshire, England

James

Williams

Lodger

Single

19

1862

Tipton, Staffordshire, England

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