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Household of Angus Shaw (born 1843, Renfrewshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Paisley, Renfrewshire, 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.

Angus Shaw and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Angus Shaw, born in 1843 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, consisted of 8 members. Angus was the head of the household, married to Barbara Shaw, born in 1844 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Elizabeth (born 1867 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland), John (born 1871 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland), James (born 1874 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Walter (born 1878 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Angus's -, Jean (born 1832 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Angus's Orphan, Charles (born 1866 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland).


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Angus Shaw's household

Male

Angus

Shaw

Head
Female

Barbara

Shaw

Wife
Female

Jean

McRae

-
Female

Elizabeth

Shaw

Daughter
Male

John

Shaw

Son
Male

James

Shaw

Son
Male

Walter

Shaw

Son
Male

Charles

McRae

Orphan
First name(s) Angus
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Angus

Shaw

Head

Married

38

1843

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Barbara

Shaw

Wife

Married

37

1844

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Jean

McRae

-

Widow

49

1832

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Shaw

Daughter

-

14

1867

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

John

Shaw

Son

-

10

1871

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

James

Shaw

Son

-

7

1874

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Walter

Shaw

Son

-

3

1878

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Charles

McRae

Orphan

-

15

1866

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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