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Household of James Shaw (born 1812, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Drymen, Stirlingshire, 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 1812 in New Monkland, Lanarkshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Janet Shaw, born in 1817 in New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Janet (born 1842 in New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John (born 1854 in New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, John (born 1861 in Stirlingshire, Scotland), James's Servant, James (born 1865 in Slamannan, Stirlingshire, Scotland), James's Servant, William (born 1865 in Bannockburn, Stirlingshire, Scotland) and James's Servant, Margaret (born 1865 in Slamannan, Stirlingshire, Scotland).


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James Shaw's household

Male

James

Shaw

Head
Female

Janet

Shaw

Wife
Female

Janet

Shaw

Daughter
Male

John

Shaw

Son
Male

John

Millar

Servant
Male

James

Aitkenhead

Servant
Male

William

Cuthill

Servant
Female

Margaret

Swan

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 69
Birth year 1812
Birth place New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Shaw

Head

Married

69

1812

New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Shaw

Wife

Married

64

1817

New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Shaw

Daughter

Unmarried

39

1842

New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Shaw

Son

Unmarried

27

1854

New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Millar

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Stirlingshire, Scotland

James

Aitkenhead

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

Slamannan, Stirlingshire, Scotland

William

Cuthill

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

Bannockburn, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Margaret

Swan

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

Slamannan, Stirlingshire, Scotland

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