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Household of John Shaw (born 1831, Invernessshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Inverness, Invernessshire, 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 1831 in Invernessshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jessie Shaw, born in 1849 in Invernessshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Betsy (born 1873 in Invernessshire, Scotland), Donald (born 1875 in Invernessshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1876 in Invernessshire, Scotland), Catherine (born 1877 in Invernessshire, Scotland), James (born 1878 in Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland) and Jessie (born 1881 in Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland).


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John Shaw's household

Male

John

Shaw

Head
Female

Jessie

Shaw

Wife
Female

Betsy

Shaw

Daughter
Male

Donald

Shaw

Son
Female

Margaret

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Shaw

Daughter
Male

James

Shaw

Son
Female

Jessie

Shaw

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
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

50

1831

Invernessshire, Scotland

Jessie

Shaw

Wife

Married

32

1849

Invernessshire, Scotland

Betsy

Shaw

Daughter

Unmarried

8

1873

Invernessshire, Scotland

Donald

Shaw

Son

Unmarried

6

1875

Invernessshire, Scotland

Margaret

Shaw

Daughter

Unmarried

5

1876

Invernessshire, Scotland

Catherine

Shaw

Daughter

Unmarried

4

1877

Invernessshire, Scotland

James

Shaw

Son

Unmarried

3

1878

Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland

Jessie

Shaw

Daughter

Unmarried

0

1881

Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland

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