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Household of Thomas Shaw (born 1836, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Auckland, Durham, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Shaw, born in 1836 in York, Yorkshire, consisted of 6 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary Shaw, born in 1837 in Toft Hill, Durham, England. They had 3 children; Henry (born 1865 in Bishop Auckland, Durham, England), Jane (born 1870 in Bishop Auckland, Durham, England) and Johnson Pikering (born 1876 in Bishop Auckland, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Mother, Mary Shaw, born in 1812 in Wolsingham, Durham, England.


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Thomas Shaw's household

Male

Thomas

Shaw

Head
Female

Mary

Shaw

Wife
Male

Henry

Shaw

Son
Female

Jane

Shaw

Daughter
Male

Johnson Pikering

Shaw

Son
Female

Mary

Shaw

Mother
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place York, Yorkshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Shaw

Head

Married

45

1836

York, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Shaw

Wife

Married

44

1837

Toft Hill, Durham, England

Henry

Shaw

Son

Single

16

1865

Bishop Auckland, Durham, England

Jane

Shaw

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Bishop Auckland, Durham, England

Johnson Pikering

Shaw

Son

Single

5

1876

Bishop Auckland, Durham, England

Mary

Shaw

Mother

Widow

69

1812

Wolsingham, Durham, England

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