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Household of Thomas Shaw (born 1832, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Halifax, 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Shaw, born in 1832 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, consisted of 11 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Eliza Shaw, born in 1833 in Louth, Lincolnshire, England. They had 7 children; Eliza (born 1853 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England), Madelnie (born 1862 in Brighouse, Yorkshire, England), Mary E (born 1864 in Brighouse, Yorkshire, England), Ernest H (born 1866 in Brighouse, Yorkshire, England), Oswald A (born 1868 in Brighouse, Yorkshire, England), Annie (born 1870 in Brighouse, Yorkshire, England) and Frank F (born 1872 in Brighouse, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Boarder, Samuel (born 1855 in Meltham, Yorkshire, England) and Thomas's Boarder, ? (born 1850 in Scotland).


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Thomas Shaw's household

Male

Thomas

Shaw

Head
Female

Eliza

Shaw

Wife
Female

Eliza

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Madelnie

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Mary E

Shaw

Daughter
Male

Ernest H

Shaw

Son
Male

Oswald A

Shaw

Son
Female

Annie

Shaw

Daughter
Male

Frank F

Shaw

Son
Male

Samuel

Shaw

Boarder
Male

?

Robertson

Boarder
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Shaw

Head

Married

49

1832

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

Eliza

Shaw

Wife

Married

48

1833

Louth, Lincolnshire, England

Eliza

Shaw

Daughter

Single

28

1853

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

Madelnie

Shaw

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Brighouse, Yorkshire, England

Mary E

Shaw

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Brighouse, Yorkshire, England

Ernest H

Shaw

Son

Single

15

1866

Brighouse, Yorkshire, England

Oswald A

Shaw

Son

Single

13

1868

Brighouse, Yorkshire, England

Annie

Shaw

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Brighouse, Yorkshire, England

Frank F

Shaw

Son

Single

9

1872

Brighouse, Yorkshire, England

Samuel

Shaw

Boarder

Single

26

1855

Meltham, Yorkshire, England

?

Robertson

Boarder

Single

31

1850

Scotland

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