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Household of William J Shaw (born 1818, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Poplar, London,Middlesex, 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 J Shaw and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William J Shaw, born in 1818 in Westminster, Middlesex, consisted of 4 members. William J was the head of the household, married to Alice C Shaw, born in 1832 in Bermondsey, Surrey, England.
During the period, also present in the household were William J's Boarder, Susan J (born 1841 in Southampton, Hampshire, England) and William J's Boarder, Henrietta (born 1860 in Corfe Mullen, Dorset, England).


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William J Shaw's household

Male

William J

Shaw

Head
Female

Alice C

Shaw

Wife
Female

Susan J

Gunning

Boarder
Female

Henrietta

Gunning

Boarder
First name(s) William J
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 63
Birth year 1818
Birth place Westminster, Middlesex, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William J

Shaw

Head

Married

63

1818

Westminster, Middlesex, England

Alice C

Shaw

Wife

Married

49

1832

Bermondsey, Surrey, England

Susan J

Gunning

Boarder

Single

40

1841

Southampton, Hampshire, England

Henrietta

Gunning

Boarder

Single

21

1860

Corfe Mullen, Dorset, England

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