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Household of William Shaw (born 1831, Dublin)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Shields, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Shaw, born in 1831 in Dublin, Dublin, consisted of 5 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Shaw, born in 1838 in Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; William T (born 1868 in Durham, Durham, England) and Hannah (born 1870 in Durham, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Father In Law, James Wright, born in 1811 in Northumberland Heath, Northumberland, England.


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William Shaw's household

Male

William

Shaw

Head
Female

Mary

Shaw

Wife
Male

William T

Shaw

Son
Female

Hannah

Shaw

Daughter
Male

James

Wright

Father In Law
First name(s) William
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Shaw

Head

Married

50

1831

Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

Mary

Shaw

Wife

Married

43

1838

Lancashire, England

William T

Shaw

Son

Single

13

1868

Durham, Durham, England

Hannah

Shaw

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Durham, Durham, England

James

Wright

Father In Law

Widower

70

1811

Northumberland Heath, Northumberland, England

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