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Household of William Shaw (born 1849, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Nantwich, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Shaw, born in 1849 in Little Leigh, Cheshire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary H Shaw, born in 1848 in Lancashire, England. They had 7 children; John W (born 1872 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Edward (born 1873 in Willaston, Cheshire, England), Hannah E (born 1875 in Willaston, Cheshire, England), George H (born 1877 in Willaston, Cheshire, England), David (born 1878 in Willaston, Cheshire, England), Francis (born 1879 in Willaston, Cheshire, England) and Alice (born 1881 in Willaston, Cheshire, England).


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William Shaw's household

Male

William

Shaw

Head
Female

Mary H

Shaw

Wife
Male

John W

Shaw

Son
Male

Edward

Shaw

Son
Female

Hannah E

Shaw

Daughter
Male

George H

Shaw

Son
Male

David

Shaw

Son
Female

Francis

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Alice

Shaw

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Little Leigh, Cheshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Shaw

Head

Married

32

1849

Little Leigh, Cheshire, England

Mary H

Shaw

Wife

Married

33

1848

Lancashire, England

John W

Shaw

Son

Single

9

1872

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Edward

Shaw

Son

Single

8

1873

Willaston, Cheshire, England

Hannah E

Shaw

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Willaston, Cheshire, England

George H

Shaw

Son

Single

4

1877

Willaston, Cheshire, England

David

Shaw

Son

Single

3

1878

Willaston, Cheshire, England

Francis

Shaw

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Willaston, Cheshire, England

Alice

Shaw

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Willaston, Cheshire, England

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