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Household of William Shaw (born 1852, Nottinghamshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sheffield, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Shaw, born in 1852 in Retford, Nottinghamshire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Emma Shaw, born in 1853 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; Jane (born 1877 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Annie E (born 1879 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and Emma (born 1875 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Boarder, Josh Storey, born in 1841 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England.


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William Shaw's household

Male

William

Shaw

Head
Female

Emma

Shaw

Wife
Female

Jane

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Annie E

Shaw

Daughter
Male

Josh

Storey

Boarder
Female

Emma

Shaw

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Retford, Nottinghamshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Shaw

Head

Married

29

1852

Retford, Nottinghamshire, England

Emma

Shaw

Wife

Married

28

1853

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Jane

Shaw

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Annie E

Shaw

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Josh

Storey

Boarder

Married

40

1841

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Emma

Shaw

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

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