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Household of Alexander Shaw (born 1818, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, 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.

Alexander Shaw and 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Shaw, born in 1818 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 3 members. Alexander was the head of the household, widower. He had 1 child; Margaret, born 1854 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Grandson, James Shaw, born in 1873 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.


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Alexander Shaw's household

Male

Alexander

Shaw

Head
Female

Margaret

Shaw

Daughter
Male

James

Shaw

Grandson
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 63
Birth year 1818
Birth place Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Shaw

Head

Widower

63

1818

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

Shaw

Daughter

Unmarried

27

1854

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Shaw

Grandson

-

8

1873

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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