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Household of Alexander Shaw (born 1845, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackfriars, Lanarkshire, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Shaw, born in 1845 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 9 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Anne Shaw, born in 1846 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Anne (born 1868 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Allison O (born 1871 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Isabella (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Alexander (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Boarder, Isabella (born 1836 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Boarder, Jessie (born 1862 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Shaw's household

Male

Alexander

Shaw

Head
Female

Anne

Shaw

Wife
Female

Anne

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Allison O

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Jane

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Shaw

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Shaw

Son
Female

Isabella

Johnston

Boarder
Female

Jessie

Johnston

Boarder
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Shaw

Head

Married

36

1845

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Anne

Shaw

Wife

Married

35

1846

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Anne

Shaw

Daughter

-

13

1868

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Allison O

Shaw

Daughter

-

10

1871

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Shaw

Daughter

-

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Isabella

Shaw

Daughter

-

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

Shaw

Son

-

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Isabella

Johnston

Boarder

Widow

45

1836

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jessie

Johnston

Boarder

Unmarried

19

1862

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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