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Household of David Shaw (born 1853, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, 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 1853 in Newton, Midlothian, consisted of 6 members. David was the head of the household, married to Sarah Shaw, born in 1858 in Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; Sarah, born 1880 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were David's Boarder, David (born 1861 in Barony, Lanarkshire, Scotland), David's Boarder, John H (born 1872 in England) and David's Boarder, James (born 1835 in Ireland).


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David Shaw's household

Male

David

Shaw

Head
Female

Sarah

Shaw

Wife
Female

Sarah

Shaw

Daughter
Male

David

Stevenson

Boarder
Male

John H

Vaughan

Boarder
Male

James

Vaughan

Boarder
First name(s) David
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Newton, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Shaw

Head

Married

28

1853

Newton, Midlothian, Scotland

Sarah

Shaw

Wife

Married

23

1858

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Sarah

Shaw

Daughter

-

1

1880

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

David

Stevenson

Boarder

Unmarried

20

1861

Barony, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John H

Vaughan

Boarder

-

9

1872

England

James

Vaughan

Boarder

Married

46

1835

Ireland

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