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Household of William Shaw (born 1837, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chelsea, 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 Shaw and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Shaw, born in 1837 in Burslem, Staffordshire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Betsy Shaw, born in 1841 in Burslem, Staffordshire, England. They had 4 children; Aaron (born 1866 in Burslem, Staffordshire, England), Elijah (born 1874 in Kilburn, Middlesex, England), Betsy (born 1879 in Chelsea, Middlesex, England) and Ester (born 1881 in Chelsea, Middlesex, England).


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William Shaw's household

Male

William

Shaw

Head
Female

Betsy

Shaw

Wife
Male

Aaron

Shaw

Son
Male

Elijah

Shaw

Son
Female

Betsy

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Ester

Shaw

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Burslem, Staffordshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Shaw

Head

Married

44

1837

Burslem, Staffordshire, England

Betsy

Shaw

Wife

Married

40

1841

Burslem, Staffordshire, England

Aaron

Shaw

Son

Single

15

1866

Burslem, Staffordshire, England

Elijah

Shaw

Son

Single

7

1874

Kilburn, Middlesex, England

Betsy

Shaw

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Chelsea, Middlesex, England

Ester

Shaw

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Chelsea, Middlesex, England

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