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Household of William Owen Shaw (born 1827, Lincolnshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Brentford, 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 Owen Shaw and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Owen Shaw, born in 1827 in Grantham, Lincolnshire, consisted of 9 members. William Owen was the head of the household, married to Martha Shaw, born in 1838 in -. They had 5 children; Matilda (born 1865 in Hertfordshire, England), Charlie (born 1869 in Middlesex, England), Ellen (born 1871 in Middlesex, England), Emily (born 1874 in Middlesex, England) and Charles H (born 1880 in Acton, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William Owen's Lodger Head, Charles Griffin, born in 1858 in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England.


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William Owen Shaw's household

Male

William Owen

Shaw

Head
Female

Martha

Shaw

Wife
Female

Matilda

Shaw

Daughter
Male

Charlie

Shaw

Son
Female

Ellen

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Emily

Shaw

Daughter
Male

Charles

Griffin

Lodger Head
Female

Clara

Griffin

Wife
Male

Charles H

Griffin

Son
First name(s) William Owen
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Grantham, Lincolnshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William Owen

Shaw

Head

Married

54

1827

Grantham, Lincolnshire, England

Martha

Shaw

Wife

Married

43

1838

-

Matilda

Shaw

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Hertfordshire, England

Charlie

Shaw

Son

Single

12

1869

Middlesex, England

Ellen

Shaw

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Middlesex, England

Emily

Shaw

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Middlesex, England

Charles

Griffin

Lodger Head

Married

23

1858

Oxford, Oxfordshire, England

Clara

Griffin

Wife

Married

25

1856

Somers Town, Middlesex, England

Charles H

Griffin

Son

Single

1

1880

Acton, Middlesex, England

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