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Household of Thomas Shaw (born 1841, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Clitheroe, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Shaw, born in 1841 in Grindleton, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Catherine Shaw, born in 1843 in Clitheroe, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Margaret A (born 1867 in Grindleton, Yorkshire, England), Robert (born 1869 in Grindleton, Yorkshire, England), Thomas (born 1870 in Yorkshire, England) and Charles (born 1877 in Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Mother In Law, Margaret Hodgson, born in 1804 in Great Harwood, Lancashire, England.


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Thomas Shaw's household

Male

Thomas

Shaw

Head
Female

Catherine

Shaw

Wife
Female

Margaret A

Shaw

Daughter
Male

Robert

Shaw

Son
Male

Thomas

Shaw

Son
Male

Charles

Shaw

Son
Female

Margaret

Hodgson

Mother In Law
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Grindleton, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Shaw

Head

Married

40

1841

Grindleton, Yorkshire, England

Catherine

Shaw

Wife

Married

38

1843

Clitheroe, Lancashire, England

Margaret A

Shaw

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Grindleton, Yorkshire, England

Robert

Shaw

Son

Single

12

1869

Grindleton, Yorkshire, England

Thomas

Shaw

Son

Single

11

1870

Yorkshire, England

Charles

Shaw

Son

Single

4

1877

Yorkshire, England

Margaret

Hodgson

Mother In Law

Widow

77

1804

Great Harwood, Lancashire, England

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