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Household of James Shaw (born 1835, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hamilton, 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 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Shaw, born in 1835 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, consisted of 12 members. James was the head of the household, married to Annie Shaw, born in 1838 in Tollcross, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 9 children; Jane (born 1861 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Eliza (born 1863 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1865 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Annabella Mck (born 1867 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary D (born 1870 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Allan Mck (born 1872 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1874 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Lillas D (born 1876 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Kenneth Mck (born 1878 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Mother-In-Law, Jane Jackson, born in 1810 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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James Shaw's household

Male

James

Shaw

Head
Female

Annie

Shaw

Wife
Female

Jane

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Eliza

Shaw

Daughter
Male

James

Shaw

Son
Female

Annabella Mck

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Mary D

Shaw

Daughter
Male

Allan Mck

Shaw

Son
Male

John

Shaw

Son
Female

Lillas D

Shaw

Daughter
Male

Kenneth Mck

Shaw

Son
Female

Jane

Jackson

Mother-In-Law
First name(s) James
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Shaw

Head

Married

46

1835

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Annie

Shaw

Wife

Married

43

1838

Tollcross, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Shaw

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Eliza

Shaw

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Shaw

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Annabella Mck

Shaw

Daughter

Unmarried

14

1867

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary D

Shaw

Daughter

-

11

1870

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Allan Mck

Shaw

Son

-

9

1872

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Shaw

Son

-

7

1874

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Lillas D

Shaw

Daughter

-

5

1876

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Kenneth Mck

Shaw

Son

-

3

1878

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Jackson

Mother-In-Law

Widow

71

1810

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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