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Household of Alexander Shaw (born 1821, Renfrewshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Anderston, 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 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Shaw, born in 1821 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, consisted of 3 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Jane Shaw, born in 1834 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Boarder, Samuel H Gardiner, born in 1844 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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Alexander Shaw's household

Male

Alexander

Shaw

Head
Female

Jane

Shaw

Wife
Male

Samuel H

Gardiner

Boarder
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Shaw

Head

Married

60

1821

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Jane

Shaw

Wife

Married

47

1834

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Samuel H

Gardiner

Boarder

Unmarried

37

1844

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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