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Household of William Shaw (born 1851, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prescot, Lancashire, 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 1851 in Sutton, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ellen Shaw, born in 1856 in Sutton, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; William Henry (born 1874 in Sutton, Lancashire, England), Sarah (born 1876 in Sutton, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth (born 1878 in Sutton, Lancashire, England) and Annie (born 1881 in Sutton, Lancashire, England).


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William Shaw's household

Male

William

Shaw

Head
Female

Ellen

Shaw

Wife
Male

William Henry

Shaw

Son
Female

Sarah

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Annie

Shaw

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Sutton, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Shaw

Head

Married

30

1851

Sutton, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Shaw

Wife

Married

25

1856

Sutton, Lancashire, England

William Henry

Shaw

Son

Single

7

1874

Sutton, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Shaw

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Sutton, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Shaw

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Sutton, Lancashire, England

Annie

Shaw

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Sutton, Lancashire, England

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