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Household of William Shaw (born 1839, Northamptonshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Islington, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Shaw, born in 1839 in Northampton, Northamptonshire, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Isabella Shaw, born in 1838 in Carlisle, Cumberland, England. They had 7 children; Mary O (born 1865 in Hounslow, Middlesex, England), Thomas A (born 1867 in Hounslow, Middlesex, England), William A (born 1869 in Hounslow, Middlesex, England), Percy A (born 1871 in Hounslow, Middlesex, England), Edward J A (born 1876 in Holloway, Middlesex, England), Beatrice (born 1873 in Croydon, Surrey, England) and Wilfrid (born 1881 in Holloway, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Servant, Ellen Evans, born in 1845 in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England.


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William Shaw's household

Male

William

Shaw

Head
Female

Isabella

Shaw

Wife
Female

Mary O

Shaw

Daughter
Male

Thomas A

Shaw

Son
Male

William A

Shaw

Son
Male

Percy A

Shaw

Son
Male

Edward J A

Shaw

Son
Female

Beatrice

Shaw

Daughter
Male

Wilfrid

Shaw

Son
Female

Ellen

Evans

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Northampton, Northamptonshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Shaw

Head

Married

42

1839

Northampton, Northamptonshire, England

Isabella

Shaw

Wife

Married

43

1838

Carlisle, Cumberland, England

Mary O

Shaw

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Hounslow, Middlesex, England

Thomas A

Shaw

Son

Single

14

1867

Hounslow, Middlesex, England

William A

Shaw

Son

Single

12

1869

Hounslow, Middlesex, England

Percy A

Shaw

Son

Single

10

1871

Hounslow, Middlesex, England

Edward J A

Shaw

Son

Single

5

1876

Holloway, Middlesex, England

Beatrice

Shaw

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Croydon, Surrey, England

Wilfrid

Shaw

Son

Single

0

1881

Holloway, Middlesex, England

Ellen

Evans

Servant

Single

36

1845

Oxford, Oxfordshire, England

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