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Household of George Shaw (born 1846, Stirlingshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Leith, 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.

George Shaw and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of George Shaw, born in 1846 in Polmont, Stirlingshire, consisted of 6 members. George was the head of the household, married to Jessie Shaw, born in 1842 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 3 children; George (born 1874 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), Margaret (born 1875 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland) and David (born 1877 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was George's Boarder, David Crawford, born in 1839 in Ireland.


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George Shaw's household

Male

George

Shaw

Head
Female

Jessie

Shaw

Wife
Male

George

Shaw

Son
Female

Margaret

Shaw

Daughter
Male

David

Shaw

Son
Male

David

Crawford

Boarder
First name(s) George
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

George

Shaw

Head

Married

35

1846

Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Jessie

Shaw

Wife

Married

39

1842

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

George

Shaw

Son

-

7

1874

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

Shaw

Daughter

-

6

1875

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

David

Shaw

Son

-

4

1877

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

David

Crawford

Boarder

Unmarried

42

1839

Ireland

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