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Household of John Shaw (born 1838, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Peter, Forfarshire (Angus), 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Shaw, born in 1838 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Shaw, born in 1837 in Stirlingshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; May (born 1858 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Margaret (born 1861 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Charles (born 1868 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), John B (born 1874 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Helen (born 1877 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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John Shaw's household

Male

John

Shaw

Head
Female

Margaret

Shaw

Wife
Female

May

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Shaw

Daughter
Male

Charles

Shaw

Son
Male

John B

Shaw

Son
Female

Helen

Shaw

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Shaw

Head

Married

43

1838

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Margaret

Shaw

Wife

Married

44

1837

Stirlingshire, Scotland

May

Shaw

Daughter

Unmarried

23

1858

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Margaret

Shaw

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Charles

Shaw

Son

Unmarried

13

1868

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

John B

Shaw

Son

Unmarried

7

1874

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Helen

Shaw

Daughter

Unmarried

4

1877

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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