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Household of James Shaw (born 1830, Renfrewshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Camlachie, 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.

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 1830 in Houston, Renfrewshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Henrietta Shaw, born in 1833 in Kilmacolm, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; James (born 1859 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Adam (born 1861 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Henrietta (born 1865 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), George (born 1869 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1871 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and William (born 1874 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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James Shaw's household

Male

James

Shaw

Head
Female

Henrietta

Shaw

Wife
Male

James

Shaw

Son
Male

Adam

Shaw

Son
Female

Henrietta

Shaw

Daughter
Male

George

Shaw

Son
Male

Robert

Shaw

Son
Male

William

Shaw

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place Houston, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Shaw

Head

Married

51

1830

Houston, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Henrietta

Shaw

Wife

Married

48

1833

Kilmacolm, Renfrewshire, Scotland

James

Shaw

Son

Unmarried

22

1859

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Adam

Shaw

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Henrietta

Shaw

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

George

Shaw

Son

Unmarried

12

1869

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Robert

Shaw

Son

Unmarried

10

1871

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

William

Shaw

Son

Unmarried

7

1874

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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