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Household of William Shaw (born 1855, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barnsley, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Shaw, born in 1855 in Elsecar, Yorkshire, consisted of 5 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ann Shaw, born in 1857 in Elsecar, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; Harry (born 1876 in Elsecar, Yorkshire, England), Ellen (born 1878 in Elsecar, Yorkshire, England) and Willie (born 1880 in Elsecar, Yorkshire, England).


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William Shaw's household

Male

William

Shaw

Head
Female

Ann

Shaw

Wife
Male

Harry

Shaw

Son
Female

Ellen

Shaw

Daughter
Male

Willie

Shaw

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 26
Birth year 1855
Birth place Elsecar, Yorkshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Shaw

Head

Married

26

1855

Elsecar, Yorkshire, England

Ann

Shaw

Wife

Married

24

1857

Elsecar, Yorkshire, England

Harry

Shaw

Son

Single

5

1876

Elsecar, Yorkshire, England

Ellen

Shaw

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Elsecar, Yorkshire, England

Willie

Shaw

Son

Single

1

1880

Elsecar, Yorkshire, England

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