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Household of Thomas Shaw (born 1844, Durham)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Shaw, born in 1844 in Wingate, Durham, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Ann Shaw, born in 1841 in Hunwick, Durham, England. They had 4 children; James (born 1875 in Tudhoe Grange, Durham, England), Thomas (born 1877 in Tudhoe Grange, Durham, England), Elizabeth (born 1879 in Tudhoe Grange, Durham, England) and Matthew (born 1881 in Tudhoe Grange, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Daughter In Law, Susan Olley, born in 1866 in Byers Green, Durham, England.


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Thomas Shaw's household

Male

Thomas

Shaw

Head
Female

Ann

Shaw

Wife
Female

Susan

Olley

Daughter In Law
Male

James

Shaw

Son
Male

Thomas

Shaw

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Shaw

Daughter
Male

Matthew

Shaw

Son
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Wingate, Durham, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Shaw

Head

Married

37

1844

Wingate, Durham, England

Ann

Shaw

Wife

Married

40

1841

Hunwick, Durham, England

Susan

Olley

Daughter In Law

Single

15

1866

Byers Green, Durham, England

James

Shaw

Son

Single

6

1875

Tudhoe Grange, Durham, England

Thomas

Shaw

Son

Single

4

1877

Tudhoe Grange, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Shaw

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Tudhoe Grange, Durham, England

Matthew

Shaw

Son

Single

0

1881

Tudhoe Grange, Durham, England

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