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Household of Alexander Shaw (born 1838, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Georges, Midlothian, 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 1838 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 9 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Janet Shaw, born in 1838 in Fife, Scotland. They had 7 children; John M (born 1863 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1865 in Renfrew, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1867 in Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland), Janet (born 1863 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland), Henry M (born 1875 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Andrew I (born 1877 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Agnes (born 1879 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).


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Alexander Shaw's household

Male

Alexander

Shaw

Head
Female

Janet

Shaw

Wife
Male

John M

Shaw

Son
Female

Margaret

Shaw

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Shaw

Son
Female

Janet

Shaw

Daughter
Male

Henry M

Shaw

Son
Male

Andrew I

Shaw

Son
Female

Agnes

Shaw

Daughter
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
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

43

1838

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Shaw

Wife

Married

43

1838

Fife, Scotland

John M

Shaw

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Shaw

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Renfrew, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Alexander

Shaw

Son

-

14

1867

Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland

Janet

Shaw

Daughter

-

18

1863

Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

Henry M

Shaw

Son

-

6

1875

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Andrew I

Shaw

Son

-

4

1877

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Agnes

Shaw

Daughter

-

2

1879

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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