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Household of Thomas Shaw (born 1835)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Skipton, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Shaw, born in 1835 in , consisted of 10 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Jane Shaw, born in 1834 in Scotland. They had 5 children; Alexander (born 1862 in Scotland), Catherine (born 1865 in Scotland), Thomas (born 1870 in Scotland), William M (born 1873 in Scotland) and Jessie Agnes Barden (born 1877 in Bolton, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Boarder, John (born 1841 in Lancashire, England), Thomas's Boarder, William (born 1845 in Hull, Yorkshire, England) and Thomas's Boarder, James (born 1862 in Wensley, Yorkshire, England).


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Thomas Shaw's household

Male

Thomas

Shaw

Head
Female

Jane

Shaw

Wife
Male

Alexander

Shaw

Son
Female

Catherine

Shaw

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Shaw

Son
Male

William M

Shaw

Son
Female

Jessie Agnes Barden

Shaw

Daughter
Male

John

Thomas

Boarder
Male

William

Jessop

Boarder
Male

James

Metcalfe

Boarder
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Shaw

Head

Married

46

1835

Scotland

Jane

Shaw

Wife

Married

47

1834

Scotland

Alexander

Shaw

Son

Single

19

1862

Scotland

Catherine

Shaw

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Scotland

Thomas

Shaw

Son

Single

11

1870

Scotland

William M

Shaw

Son

Single

8

1873

Scotland

Jessie Agnes Barden

Shaw

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Bolton, Yorkshire, England

John

Thomas

Boarder

Single

40

1841

Lancashire, England

William

Jessop

Boarder

Single

36

1845

Hull, Yorkshire, England

James

Metcalfe

Boarder

Single

19

1862

Wensley, Yorkshire, England

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