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Household of Alexander Shaw (born 1833, Dunbartonshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Govan Church, 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 1833 in Cumbernauld, Dunbartonshire, consisted of 3 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Agnes Shaw, born in 1846 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; John, born 1872 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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Alexander Shaw's household

Male

Alexander

Shaw

Head
Female

Agnes

Shaw

Wife
Male

John

Shaw

Son
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Cumbernauld, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Shaw

Head

Married

48

1833

Cumbernauld, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Agnes

Shaw

Wife

Married

35

1846

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Shaw

Son

-

9

1872

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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