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Household of William J Shaw (born 1854, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ecclesall Bierlow, 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 J Shaw and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William J Shaw, born in 1854 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. William J was the head of the household, married to Charlotte Shaw, born in 1854 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England. They had 2 children; George W (born 1874 in Attercliffe, Yorkshire, England) and Ethel C (born 1880 in Heeley, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William J's Mother In Law, Eliza (born 1837 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), William J's Brother In Law, William (born 1867 in Attercliffe, Yorkshire, England) and William J's Brother, Albert E (born 1865 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).


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William J Shaw's household

Male

William J

Shaw

Head
Female

Charlotte

Shaw

Wife
Male

George W

Shaw

Son
Female

Ethel C

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Eliza

Hill

Mother In Law
Male

William

Hill

Brother In Law
Male

Albert E

Shaw

Brother
First name(s) William J
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William J

Shaw

Head

Married

27

1854

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Charlotte

Shaw

Wife

Married

27

1854

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

George W

Shaw

Son

Single

7

1874

Attercliffe, Yorkshire, England

Ethel C

Shaw

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Heeley, Yorkshire, England

Eliza

Hill

Mother In Law

Widow

44

1837

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

William

Hill

Brother In Law

Single

14

1867

Attercliffe, Yorkshire, England

Albert E

Shaw

Brother

Single

16

1865

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

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