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Household of Thomas Shaw (born 1824, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorlton, 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.

Thomas Shaw and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Shaw, born in 1824 in Manchester, Lancashire, consisted of 5 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to A E Shaw, born in 1840 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England. They had 1 child; Frederick, born 1880 in Manchester, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Sister, Mary H (born 1827 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England) and Thomas's Servant, Ruth (born 1860 in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England).


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Thomas Shaw's household

Male

Thomas

Shaw

Head
Female

A E

Shaw

Wife
Male

Frederick

Shaw

Son
Female

Mary H

Arnold

Sister
Female

Ruth

Davies

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 57
Birth year 1824
Birth place Manchester, Lancashire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Shaw

Head

Married

57

1824

Manchester, Lancashire, England

A E

Shaw

Wife

Married

41

1840

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Frederick

Shaw

Son

Single

1

1880

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Mary H

Arnold

Sister

Single

54

1827

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Ruth

Davies

Servant

Single

21

1860

Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England

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