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Household of James Shaw (born 1832, Renfrewshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West District, Renfrewshire, 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 1832 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, widower. He had 4 children; William (born 1863 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), James (born 1864 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Jessie (born 1866 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Robert (born 1868 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, E G (born 1845 in Lanarkshire, Scotland), James's Servant, Margaret (born 1851 in Ireland) and James's Servant, Jane (born 1851 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland).
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James Shaw's household
James
Shaw
Head
William
Shaw
Son
James
Shaw
Son
Jessie
Shaw
Daughter
Robert
Shaw
Son
E G
Oagtel
Servant
Margaret
Forsyth
Servant
Jane
McLellan
Servant
| First name(s) | James |
| Last name | Shaw |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Widower |
| Age | 49 |
| Birth year | 1832 |
| Birth place | Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James | Shaw | Head | Widower | 49 | 1832 | Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
William | Shaw | Son | Unmarried | 18 | 1863 | Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
James | Shaw | Son | - | 17 | 1864 | Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
Jessie | Shaw | Daughter | - | 15 | 1866 | Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
Robert | Shaw | Son | - | 13 | 1868 | Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
E G | Oagtel | Servant | Unmarried | 36 | 1845 | Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Margaret | Forsyth | Servant | Unmarried | 30 | 1851 | Ireland | |
Jane | McLellan | Servant | Unmarried | 30 | 1851 | Ross & Cromarty, Scotland |
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