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Household of Thomas Shaw (born 1851, Staffordshire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Shaw, born in 1851 in Lichfield, Staffordshire, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Julia Shaw, born in 1855 in York, Yorkshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Lodger, Samuel (born 1857 in Hyde, Lancashire, England), Thomas's Lodger Wife, Mary (born 1859 in Leeds, Kent, England), Thomas's Lodger Head, John (born 1855 in Leeds, Kent, England), Thomas's Lodger, Martin (born 1839 in Limerick, Limerick, Ireland) and Thomas's Lodger, Emily (born 1860 in Doncaster, Yorkshire, England).


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Thomas Shaw's household

Male

Thomas

Shaw

Head
Female

Julia

Shaw

Wife
Male

Samuel

Slater

Lodger
Female

Mary

Bentle

Lodger Wife
Male

John

Bentle

Lodger Head
Male

Martin

Finerly

Lodger
Female

Emily

Wilson

Lodger
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Lichfield, Staffordshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Shaw

Head

Married

30

1851

Lichfield, Staffordshire, England

Julia

Shaw

Wife

Married

26

1855

York, Yorkshire, England

Samuel

Slater

Lodger

Single

24

1857

Hyde, Lancashire, England

Mary

Bentle

Lodger Wife

Married

22

1859

Leeds, Kent, England

John

Bentle

Lodger Head

Married

26

1855

Leeds, Kent, England

Martin

Finerly

Lodger

Single

42

1839

Limerick, Limerick, Ireland

Emily

Wilson

Lodger

Single

21

1860

Doncaster, Yorkshire, England

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