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Household of Alexander Shaw (born 1849, Lanarkshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gorbals, 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 5 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Shaw, born in 1849 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 6 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Mary Shaw, born in 1851 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Samuel (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Mary (born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Mother-In-Law, Susina Gallacher, born in 1831 in Ireland.
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Alexander Shaw's household
Alexander
Shaw
Head
Mary
Shaw
Wife
Samuel
Shaw
Son
Margaret
Shaw
Daughter
Mary
Shaw
Daughter
Susina
Gallacher
Mother-In-Law
| First name(s) | Alexander |
| Last name | Shaw |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 32 |
| Birth year | 1849 |
| Birth place | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
Household members (6 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander | Shaw | Head | Married | 32 | 1849 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Mary | Shaw | Wife | Married | 30 | 1851 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Samuel | Shaw | Son | Unmarried | 5 | 1876 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Margaret | Shaw | Daughter | - | 4 | 1877 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Mary | Shaw | Daughter | - | 1 | 1880 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Susina | Gallacher | Mother-In-Law | Married | 50 | 1831 | Ireland |
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