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Household of Hugh Shaw (born 1847, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Calderhead, 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.

Hugh Shaw and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Hugh Shaw, born in 1847 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. Hugh was the head of the household, married to Maggie M Shaw, born in 1846 in Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; David (born 1874 in Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Andrew (born 1878 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Maggie (born 1881 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Hugh's Niece, Jessie (born 1868 in Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Hugh's Visitor, Robert (born 1827 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Hugh Shaw's household

Male

Hugh

Shaw

Head
Female

Maggie M

Shaw

Wife
Male

David

Shaw

Son
Male

Andrew

Shaw

Son
Female

Maggie

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Turner

Niece
Male

Robert

Smellie

Visitor
First name(s) Hugh
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Hugh

Shaw

Head

Married

34

1847

Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Maggie M

Shaw

Wife

Married

35

1846

Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

David

Shaw

Son

-

7

1874

Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Andrew

Shaw

Son

-

3

1878

Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Maggie

Shaw

Daughter

-

0

1881

Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jessie

Turner

Niece

-

13

1868

Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Smellie

Visitor

Unmarried

54

1827

Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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