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Household of William Shaw (born 1842, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Salford, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Shaw, born in 1842 in Liverpool, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Margaret H Shaw, born in 1844 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; Margaret A (born 1863 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Mary (born 1867 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Richard (born 1868 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Joseph E (born 1873 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Charles (born 1879 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Arthur H (born 1880 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).


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William Shaw's household

Male

William

Shaw

Head
Female

Margaret H

Shaw

Wife
Female

Margaret A

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Mary

Shaw

Daughter
Male

Richard

Shaw

Son
Male

Joseph E

Shaw

Son
Male

Charles

Shaw

Son
Male

Arthur H

Shaw

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Shaw

Head

Married

39

1842

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Margaret H

Shaw

Wife

Married

37

1844

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Margaret A

Shaw

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Mary

Shaw

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Richard

Shaw

Son

Single

13

1868

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Joseph E

Shaw

Son

Single

8

1873

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Charles

Shaw

Son

Single

2

1879

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Arthur H

Shaw

Son

Single

1

1880

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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