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Household of James Shaw (born 1835)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St George's, Midlothian, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Shaw, born in 1835 in , consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Harriet Shaw, born in 1839 in Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland. They had 8 children; Colville L (born 1861 in Craigie, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), William (born 1863 in St Andrews, Midlothian, Scotland), James B (born 1865 in St Georges, Midlothian, Scotland), Agnes F (born 1867 in St Georges, Midlothian, Scotland), John B (born 1869 in St Georges, Midlothian, Scotland), Peter A (born 1872 in St Georges, Midlothian, Scotland), Robert G (born 1873 in St Georges, Midlothian, Scotland) and Alexander H W (born 1877 in St Georges, Midlothian, Scotland).


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James Shaw's household

Male

James

Shaw

Head
Female

Harriet

Shaw

Wife
Female

Colville L

Shaw

Daughter
Male

William

Shaw

Son
Male

James B

Shaw

Son
Female

Agnes F

Shaw

Daughter
Male

John B

Shaw

Son
Male

Peter A

Shaw

Son
Male

Robert G

Shaw

Son
Male

Alexander H W

Shaw

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Canada

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Shaw

Head

Married

46

1835

Canada

Harriet

Shaw

Wife

Married

42

1839

Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Colville L

Shaw

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Craigie, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

William

Shaw

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

St Andrews, Midlothian, Scotland

James B

Shaw

Son

-

16

1865

St Georges, Midlothian, Scotland

Agnes F

Shaw

Daughter

-

14

1867

St Georges, Midlothian, Scotland

John B

Shaw

Son

-

12

1869

St Georges, Midlothian, Scotland

Peter A

Shaw

Son

-

9

1872

St Georges, Midlothian, Scotland

Robert G

Shaw

Son

-

8

1873

St Georges, Midlothian, Scotland

Alexander H W

Shaw

Son

-

4

1877

St Georges, Midlothian, Scotland

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