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Household of David Shaw (born 1831, 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 1831 in Newton, Midlothian, consisted of 6 members. David was the head of the household, married to Margaret Shaw, born in 1837 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; John (born 1866 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), George (born 1869 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Catherine (born 1878 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was David's Boarder, Alexander Ferguson, born in 1817 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
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David Shaw's household
David
Shaw
Head
Margaret
Shaw
Wife
John
Shaw
Son
George
Shaw
Son
Catherine
Shaw
Daughter
Alexander
Ferguson
Boarder
| First name(s) | David |
| Last name | Shaw |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 50 |
| Birth year | 1831 |
| 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 | 50 | 1831 | Newton, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Margaret | Shaw | Wife | Married | 44 | 1837 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
John | Shaw | Son | - | 15 | 1866 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
George | Shaw | Son | - | 12 | 1869 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Catherine | Shaw | Daughter | - | 3 | 1878 | Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Alexander | Ferguson | Boarder | Unmarried | 64 | 1817 | Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
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