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Household of William Hy Shaw (born 1842, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in York, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (East 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 1842 in Leeds, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. William Hy was the head of the household, married to Mary Jane Shaw, born in 1849 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; William Herbert (born 1870 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), Earnest Albert (born 1874 in Stanningley, Yorkshire, England) and Arthur (born 1878 in York, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William Hy's Servant, Ann (born 1864 in York, Yorkshire, England) and William Hy's Servant, Jane Elizth (born 1867 in York, Yorkshire, England).


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William Hy Shaw's household

Male

William Hy

Shaw

Head
Female

Mary Jane

Shaw

Wife
Male

William Herbert

Shaw

Son
Male

Earnest Albert

Shaw

Son
Male

Arthur

Shaw

Son
Female

Ann

Berry

Servant
Female

Jane Elizth

Ferguson

Servant
First name(s) William Hy
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William Hy

Shaw

Head

Married

39

1842

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Mary Jane

Shaw

Wife

Married

32

1849

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

William Herbert

Shaw

Son

Single

11

1870

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Earnest Albert

Shaw

Son

Single

7

1874

Stanningley, Yorkshire, England

Arthur

Shaw

Son

Single

3

1878

York, Yorkshire, England

Ann

Berry

Servant

Single

17

1864

York, Yorkshire, England

Jane Elizth

Ferguson

Servant

Single

14

1867

York, Yorkshire, England

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