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Household of Alexander Shaw (born 1857, Stirlingshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kirkwall, Orkney, 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 4 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Shaw, born in 1857 in Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, consisted of 5 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Margaret Shaw, born in 1857 in Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Jane (born 1877 in Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, Scotland) and Elizabeth (born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Lodger, Alexander Frew, born in 1859 in Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland.
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Alexander Shaw's household
Alexander
Shaw
Head
Margaret
Shaw
Wife
Jane
Shaw
Daughter
Elizabeth
Shaw
Daughter
Alexander
Frew
Lodger
| First name(s) | Alexander |
| Last name | Shaw |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 24 |
| Birth year | 1857 |
| Birth place | Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland |
Household members (5 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander | Shaw | Head | Married | 24 | 1857 | Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland | |
Margaret | Shaw | Wife | Married | 24 | 1857 | Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland | |
Jane | Shaw | Daughter | - | 4 | 1877 | Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Shaw | Daughter | - | 1 | 1880 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Alexander | Frew | Lodger | Unmarried | 22 | 1859 | Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland |
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