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Household of William Shaw (born 1854, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prestwich, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Shaw, born in 1854 in Manchester, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ann J Shaw, born in 1854 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Ann (born 1873 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Alexander (born 1875 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Mary (born 1877 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), William H (born 1878 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Thomas J (born 1881 in Bradford, Lancashire, England).


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William Shaw's household

Male

William

Shaw

Head
Female

Ann J

Shaw

Wife
Female

Ann

Shaw

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Shaw

Son
Female

Mary

Shaw

Daughter
Male

William H

Shaw

Son
Male

Thomas J

Shaw

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Manchester, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Shaw

Head

Married

27

1854

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Ann J

Shaw

Wife

Married

27

1854

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Ann

Shaw

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Alexander

Shaw

Son

Single

6

1875

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Mary

Shaw

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Manchester, Lancashire, England

William H

Shaw

Son

Single

3

1878

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Thomas J

Shaw

Son

Single

0

1881

Bradford, Lancashire, England

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