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Household of David Shaw (born 1841, Invernessshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newington, 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.

David Shaw and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Shaw, born in 1841 in Invernessshire, consisted of 7 members. David was the head of the household, married to Christina Shaw, born in 1842 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Sarah (born 1869 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James (born 1870 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), William (born 1877 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Evan (born 1879 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Christina (born 1881 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).


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David Shaw's household

Male

David

Shaw

Head
Female

Christina

Shaw

Wife
Female

Sarah

Shaw

Daughter
Male

James

Shaw

Son
Male

William

Shaw

Son
Male

Evan

Shaw

Son
Female

Christina

Shaw

Daughter
First name(s) David
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Invernessshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Shaw

Head

Married

40

1841

Invernessshire, Scotland

Christina

Shaw

Wife

Married

39

1842

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Sarah

Shaw

Daughter

Unmarried

12

1869

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Shaw

Son

Unmarried

11

1870

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Shaw

Son

Unmarried

4

1877

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Evan

Shaw

Son

Unmarried

2

1879

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Christina

Shaw

Daughter

Unmarried

0

1881

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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