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Household of John Shaw (born 1847, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Aboyne, Aberdeenshire, 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 1847 in Tarland, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Eliza Shaw, born in 1847 in Tarland, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Jane (born 1872 in Tarland, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), John (born 1874 in Tarland, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Isabella (born 1876 in Aboyne, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James (born 1878 in Aboyne, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and William (born 1881 in Aboyne, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, William Hill, born in 1809 in Argyllshire, Scotland.


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John Shaw's household

Male

John

Shaw

Head
Female

Eliza

Shaw

Wife
Female

Jane

Shaw

Daughter
Male

John

Shaw

Son
Female

Isabella

Shaw

Daughter
Male

James

Shaw

Son
Male

William

Shaw

Son
Male

William

Hill

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Tarland, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Shaw

Head

Married

34

1847

Tarland, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Eliza

Shaw

Wife

Married

34

1847

Tarland, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jane

Shaw

Daughter

-

9

1872

Tarland, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Shaw

Son

-

7

1874

Tarland, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Isabella

Shaw

Daughter

-

5

1876

Aboyne, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Shaw

Son

-

3

1878

Aboyne, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Shaw

Son

-

0

1881

Aboyne, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Hill

Servant

Married

72

1809

Argyllshire, Scotland

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