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Household of William Shaw (born 1839, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Macclesfield, Cheshire, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Shaw, born in 1839 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, consisted of 5 members. William was the head of the household, single.
During the period, also present in the household were William's Mother, Martha (born 1806 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England), William's Daughter Sister, Sarah (born 1841 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England), William's Daughter Sister, Mary A (born 1847 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England) and William's Boarder, Enoch W (born 1871 in Salford, Lancashire, England).


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William Shaw's household

Male

William

Shaw

Head
Female

Martha

Shaw

Mother
Female

Sarah

Shaw

Daughter Sister
Female

Mary A

Shaw

Daughter Sister
Male

Enoch W

Shaw

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Single
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Shaw

Head

Single

42

1839

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

Martha

Shaw

Mother

Widow

75

1806

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

Sarah

Shaw

Daughter Sister

Single

40

1841

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

Mary A

Shaw

Daughter Sister

Single

34

1847

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

Enoch W

Shaw

Boarder

Single

10

1871

Salford, Lancashire, England

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