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Household of William Hy Shaw (born 1829)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Huddersfield, 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.

William Hy Shaw and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Hy Shaw, born in 1829 in , consisted of 7 members. William Hy was the head of the household, married to Betty Shaw, born in 1831 in -. They had 4 children; Walter (born 1855 in -), Mary A (born 1860 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England), Herbert (born 1866 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England) and Eva (born 1873 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William Hy's Servant, Mary Moorhouse, born in 1864 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England.


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William Hy Shaw's household

Male

William Hy

Shaw

Head
Female

Betty

Shaw

Wife
Male

Walter

Shaw

Son
Female

Mary A

Shaw

Daughter
Male

Herbert

Shaw

Son
Female

Eva

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Mary

Moorhouse

Servant
First name(s) William Hy
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place -

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William Hy

Shaw

Head

Married

52

1829

-

Betty

Shaw

Wife

Married

50

1831

-

Walter

Shaw

Son

Single

26

1855

-

Mary A

Shaw

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England

Herbert

Shaw

Son

Single

15

1866

Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England

Eva

Shaw

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Moorhouse

Servant

Single

17

1864

Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England

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