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Household of David Shaw (born 1833, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Persie, Perthshire, 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.

David Shaw and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Shaw, born in 1833 in Alyth, Perthshire, consisted of 6 members. David was the head of the household, married to Mary Shaw, born in 1830 in Guthrie, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 3 children; David (born 1867 in Perthshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1870 in Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland) and James (born 1875 in Duthil, Invernessshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was David's Servant, Catherine McFarlane, born in 1863 in Caputh, Perthshire, Scotland.


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David Shaw's household

Male

David

Shaw

Head
Female

Mary

Shaw

Wife
Male

David

Shaw

Son
Male

Alexander

Shaw

Son
Male

James

Shaw

Son
Female

Catherine

McFarlane

Servant
First name(s) David
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Alyth, Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Shaw

Head

Married

48

1833

Alyth, Perthshire, Scotland

Mary

Shaw

Wife

Married

51

1830

Guthrie, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

David

Shaw

Son

-

14

1867

Perthshire, Scotland

Alexander

Shaw

Son

-

11

1870

Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland

James

Shaw

Son

-

6

1875

Duthil, Invernessshire, Scotland

Catherine

McFarlane

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Caputh, Perthshire, Scotland

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