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Household of William ? Shaw (born 1849)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland

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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 1849 in , consisted of 8 members. William ? was the head of the household, married to Eliza A Shaw, born in 1855 in Ireland. They had 3 children; William D (born 1877 in East Indies), Harold M D (born 1879 in East Indies) and Isabel M D (born 1880 in Jersey, Channel Islands).
During the period, also present in the household were William ?'s Servant, Elizabeth (born 1849 in England), William ?'s Servant, Caroline (born 1851 in England) and William ?'s Servant, Jane (born 1853 in Scotland).


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William ? Shaw's household

Male

William ?

Shaw

Head
Female

Eliza A

Shaw

Wife
Male

William D

Shaw

Son
Male

Harold M D

Shaw

Son
Female

Isabel M D

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Hall

Servant
Female

Caroline

Joliffe

Servant
Female

Jane

Anderson

Servant
First name(s) William ?
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Ireland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William ?

Shaw

Head

Married

32

1849

Ireland

Eliza A

Shaw

Wife

Married

26

1855

Ireland

William D

Shaw

Son

-

4

1877

East Indies

Harold M D

Shaw

Son

-

2

1879

East Indies

Isabel M D

Shaw

Daughter

-

1

1880

Jersey, Channel Islands

Elizabeth

Hall

Servant

Unmarried

32

1849

England

Caroline

Joliffe

Servant

Unmarried

30

1851

England

Jane

Anderson

Servant

Unmarried

28

1853

Scotland

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