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Household of James Shaw (born 1836, Stirlingshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cumbernauld, Dunbartonshire, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Shaw, born in 1836 in Denny, Stirlingshire, consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household,
During the period, also present in the household were James's Sister, Christina (born 1826 in Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland), James's Brother, Robert (born 1841 in Denny, Stirlingshire, Scotland), James's Servant, Thomas (born 1862 in Denny, Stirlingshire, Scotland), James's Servant, Elisabeth (born 1862 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and James's Boarder, William (born 1821 in Perthshire, Scotland).


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James Shaw's household

Male

James

Shaw

Head
Female

Christina

Philp

Sister
Male

Robert

Shaw

Brother
Male

Thomas

Legget

Servant
Female

Elisabeth

Gage

Servant
Male

William

McLaren

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Unmarried
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Denny, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Shaw

Head

Unmarried

45

1836

Denny, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Christina

Philp

Sister

Widow

55

1826

Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Robert

Shaw

Brother

Unmarried

40

1841

Denny, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Thomas

Legget

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Denny, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Elisabeth

Gage

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

McLaren

Boarder

Widower

60

1821

Perthshire, Scotland

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