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Household of William Shaw (born 1832, Norfolk)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Auckland, Durham, 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 1832 in North Lopham, Norfolk, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Rhoda Shaw, born in 1834 in Bressingham, Norfolk, England. They had 3 children; Annie (born 1873 in North Lopham, Norfolk, England), William (born 1874 in Shildon, Durham, England) and Thomas (born 1857 in North Lopham, Norfolk, England). They had 2 grandchildren; Jane A (born 1878 in Shildon, Durham, England) and Mary E (born 1880 in Shildon, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Daughter In Law, Matilda Shaw, born in 1858 in Diss, Norfolk, England.


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William Shaw's household

Male

William

Shaw

Head
Female

Rhoda

Shaw

Wife
Female

Annie

Shaw

Daughter
Male

William

Shaw

Son
Male

Thomas

Shaw

Son
Female

Matilda

Shaw

Daughter In Law
Female

Jane A

Shaw

Grand Daughter
Female

Mary E

Shaw

Grand Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place North Lopham, Norfolk, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Shaw

Head

Married

49

1832

North Lopham, Norfolk, England

Rhoda

Shaw

Wife

Married

47

1834

Bressingham, Norfolk, England

Annie

Shaw

Daughter

Single

8

1873

North Lopham, Norfolk, England

William

Shaw

Son

Single

7

1874

Shildon, Durham, England

Thomas

Shaw

Son

Married

24

1857

North Lopham, Norfolk, England

Matilda

Shaw

Daughter In Law

Single

23

1858

Diss, Norfolk, England

Jane A

Shaw

Grand Daughter

Single

3

1878

Shildon, Durham, England

Mary E

Shaw

Grand Daughter

Single

1

1880

Shildon, Durham, England

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