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Household of James Shaw (born 1840)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hutchesontown, 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 1840 in , consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Margaret Shaw, born in 1845 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; John (born 1861 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1863 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Helen (born 1865 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Agness (born 1867 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Hugh (born 1872 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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James Shaw's household

Male

James

Shaw

Head
Female

Margaret

Shaw

Wife
Male

John

Shaw

Son
Female

Jane

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Helen

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Agness

Shaw

Daughter
Male

Hugh

Shaw

Son
Female

Margaret

Shaw

Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Ireland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Shaw

Head

Married

41

1840

Ireland

Margaret

Shaw

Wife

Married

36

1845

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Shaw

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Shaw

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Helen

Shaw

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agness

Shaw

Daughter

-

14

1867

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Hugh

Shaw

Son

-

9

1872

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Shaw

Daughter

-

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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