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Household of William Shaw (born 1844, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Northallerton, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (North 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Shaw, born in 1844 in Yorkshire, consisted of 11 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jane Shaw, born in 1844 in Yorkshire, England. They had 6 children; Mary H (born 1868 in Great Smeaton, Yorkshire, England), John W (born 1870 in Great Smeaton, Yorkshire, England), Walter S (born 1872 in Great Smeaton, Yorkshire, England), Winspear (born 1875 in Great Smeaton, Yorkshire, England), Thomas H (born 1877 in Great Smeaton, Yorkshire, England) and Matilda (born 1880 in Great Smeaton, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Jane Ann (born 1866 in Shildon, Durham, England), William's Servant, William (born 1858 in Langton, Yorkshire, England) and William's Servant, James (born 1864 in Hornby, Yorkshire, England).


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William Shaw's household

Male

William

Shaw

Head
Female

Jane

Shaw

Wife
Female

Mary H

Shaw

Daughter
Male

John W

Shaw

Son
Male

Walter S

Shaw

Son
Male

Winspear

Shaw

Son
Male

Thomas H

Shaw

Son
Female

Matilda

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Jane Ann

Howe

Servant
Male

William

Longthorne

Servant
Male

James

White

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Yorkshire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Shaw

Head

Married

37

1844

Yorkshire, England

Jane

Shaw

Wife

Married

37

1844

Yorkshire, England

Mary H

Shaw

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Great Smeaton, Yorkshire, England

John W

Shaw

Son

Single

11

1870

Great Smeaton, Yorkshire, England

Walter S

Shaw

Son

Single

9

1872

Great Smeaton, Yorkshire, England

Winspear

Shaw

Son

Single

6

1875

Great Smeaton, Yorkshire, England

Thomas H

Shaw

Son

Single

4

1877

Great Smeaton, Yorkshire, England

Matilda

Shaw

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Great Smeaton, Yorkshire, England

Jane Ann

Howe

Servant

Single

15

1866

Shildon, Durham, England

William

Longthorne

Servant

Single

23

1858

Langton, Yorkshire, England

James

White

Servant

Single

17

1864

Hornby, Yorkshire, England

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