Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of William Shaw (born 1819, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bury, Lancashire, England

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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 11 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of William Shaw, born in 1819 in Bury, Lancashire, consisted of 12 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ellen Shaw, born in 1812 in Bolton, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; Edward (born 1853 in Bury, Lancashire, England) and Jesse (born 1842 in Bury, Lancashire, England). They had 7 grandchildren; Mary Ellen (born 1864 in Bury, Lancashire, England), Benjamin (born 1866 in Bury, Lancashire, England), William (born 1870 in Bury, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth (born 1874 in Bury, Lancashire, England), Jesse (born 1872 in Bury, Lancashire, England), Maria (born 1876 in Bury, Lancashire, England) and Margaret (born 1879 in Bury, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Daughter In Law, Jane Shaw, born in 1842 in Bury, Lancashire, England.


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

William Shaw's household

Male

William

Shaw

Head
Female

Ellen

Shaw

Wife
Male

Edward

Shaw

Son
Male

Jesse

Shaw

Son
Female

Jane

Shaw

Daughter In Law
Female

Mary Ellen

Shaw

Grand Daughter
Male

Benjamin

Shaw

Grand Son
Male

William

Shaw

Grand Son
Female

Elizabeth

Shaw

Grand Daughter
Male

Jesse

Shaw

Grand Son
Female

Maria

Shaw

Grand Daughter
Female

Margaret

Shaw

Grand Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 62
Birth year 1819
Birth place Bury, Lancashire, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Shaw

Head

Married

62

1819

Bury, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Shaw

Wife

Married

69

1812

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Edward

Shaw

Son

Single

28

1853

Bury, Lancashire, England

Jesse

Shaw

Son

Married

39

1842

Bury, Lancashire, England

Jane

Shaw

Daughter In Law

Married

39

1842

Bury, Lancashire, England

Mary Ellen

Shaw

Grand Daughter

Single

17

1864

Bury, Lancashire, England

Benjamin

Shaw

Grand Son

Single

15

1866

Bury, Lancashire, England

William

Shaw

Grand Son

Single

11

1870

Bury, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Shaw

Grand Daughter

Single

7

1874

Bury, Lancashire, England

Jesse

Shaw

Grand Son

Single

9

1872

Bury, Lancashire, England

Maria

Shaw

Grand Daughter

Single

5

1876

Bury, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Shaw

Grand Daughter

Single

2

1879

Bury, Lancashire, England

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of William Shaw in Bury in 1881, and follow the Shaw family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for William Shaw

We’ve found William Shaw in 646 family trees. Find out more about William Shaw's household and view the Shaw family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census