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Household of John Shaw (born 1839, Invernessshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Thurso, Caithness, 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.
John Shaw and 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Shaw, born in 1839 in Invernessshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Christina Shaw, born in 1845 in Watten, Caithness, Scotland. They had 5 children; John (born 1869 in Watten, Caithness, Scotland), Mary (born 1870 in Halkirk, Caithness, Scotland), Margaret (born 1874 in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland), Kenneth (born 1877 in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland) and Marian C (born 1879 in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Visitor, Elizabeth Coghill, born in 1825 in Watten, Caithness, Scotland.
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John Shaw's household
John
Shaw
Head
Christina
Shaw
Wife
John
Shaw
Son
Mary
Shaw
Daughter
Margaret
Shaw
Daughter
Kenneth
Shaw
Son
Marian C
Shaw
Daughter
Elizabeth
Coghill
Visitor
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Shaw |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 42 |
| Birth year | 1839 |
| Birth place | Invernessshire, Scotland |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | Shaw | Head | Married | 42 | 1839 | Invernessshire, Scotland | |
Christina | Shaw | Wife | Married | 36 | 1845 | Watten, Caithness, Scotland | |
John | Shaw | Son | - | 12 | 1869 | Watten, Caithness, Scotland | |
Mary | Shaw | Daughter | - | 11 | 1870 | Halkirk, Caithness, Scotland | |
Margaret | Shaw | Daughter | - | 7 | 1874 | Thurso, Caithness, Scotland | |
Kenneth | Shaw | Son | - | 4 | 1877 | Thurso, Caithness, Scotland | |
Marian C | Shaw | Daughter | - | 2 | 1879 | Thurso, Caithness, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Coghill | Visitor | Unmarried | 56 | 1825 | Watten, Caithness, Scotland |
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