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Household of James Shaw (born 1833, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blairgowrie, Perthshire, 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.

James Shaw and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Shaw, born in 1833 in Perthshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Shaw, born in 1834 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 4 children; Susan (born 1860 in Perthshire, Scotland), William (born 1862 in Perthshire, Scotland), Peter (born 1867 in Rattray, Perthshire, Scotland) and Betsy M O (born 1875 in Blairgowrie, Perthshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Boarder, Jemima (born 1871 in Blairgowrie, Perthshire, Scotland) and James's Boarder, James (born 1877 in Blairgowrie, Perthshire, Scotland).


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James Shaw's household

Male

James

Shaw

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Shaw

Wife
Female

Susan

Shaw

Daughter
Male

William

Shaw

Son
Male

Peter

Shaw

Son
Female

Betsy M O

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Jemima

Gow

Boarder
Male

James

Chaplain

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Shaw

Head

Married

48

1833

Perthshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Shaw

Wife

Married

47

1834

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Susan

Shaw

Daughter

Unmarried

21

1860

Perthshire, Scotland

William

Shaw

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Perthshire, Scotland

Peter

Shaw

Son

Unmarried

14

1867

Rattray, Perthshire, Scotland

Betsy M O

Shaw

Daughter

-

6

1875

Blairgowrie, Perthshire, Scotland

Jemima

Gow

Boarder

-

10

1871

Blairgowrie, Perthshire, Scotland

James

Chaplain

Boarder

-

4

1877

Blairgowrie, Perthshire, Scotland

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