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Household of Alexander Shaw (born 1836, Renfrewshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in New Kilpatrick, Dunbartonshire, 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 1836 in Johnstone, Renfrewshire, consisted of 6 members. Alexander was the head of the household, widower. He had 5 children; John (born 1859 in Linwood, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1861 in Linwood, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1865 in Linwood, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1870 in Dunbartonshire, Scotland) and William (born 1873 in Dunbartonshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Shaw's household

Male

Alexander

Shaw

Head
Male

John

Shaw

Son
Male

Alexander

Shaw

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Shaw

Daughter
Male

Robert

Shaw

Son
Male

William

Shaw

Son
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Shaw

Head

Widower

45

1836

Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland

John

Shaw

Son

Unmarried

22

1859

Linwood, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Alexander

Shaw

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Linwood, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Shaw

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Linwood, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Robert

Shaw

Son

-

11

1870

Dunbartonshire, Scotland

William

Shaw

Son

-

8

1873

Dunbartonshire, Scotland

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