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Household of David Shaw (born 1831, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lanark, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Shaw, born in 1831 in Strathmiglo, Fife, consisted of 8 members. David was the head of the household, married to Agnes H Shaw, born in 1831 in Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Janet (born 1864 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1866 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1868 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland), David (born 1871 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and James S (born 1874 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was David's Boarder, Bella Fair, born in 1870 in Eaglesham, Renfrewshire, Scotland.


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David Shaw's household

Male

David

Shaw

Head
Female

Agnes H

Shaw

Wife
Female

Janet

Shaw

Daughter
Male

William

Shaw

Son
Male

John

Shaw

Son
Male

David

Shaw

Son
Male

James S

Shaw

Son
Female

Bella

Fair

Boarder
First name(s) David
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Strathmiglo, Fife, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Shaw

Head

Married

50

1831

Strathmiglo, Fife, Scotland

Agnes H

Shaw

Wife

Married

50

1831

Ayrshire, Scotland

Janet

Shaw

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Shaw

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Shaw

Son

Unmarried

13

1868

Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

David

Shaw

Son

-

10

1871

Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James S

Shaw

Son

-

7

1874

Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Bella

Fair

Boarder

-

11

1870

Eaglesham, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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