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Household of John Shaw (born 1813, Invernessshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Harris, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Shaw, born in 1813 in Invernessshire, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, widower. He had 3 children; Donald (born 1843 in Harris, Invernessshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1851 in Harris, Invernessshire, Scotland) and Kenneth (born 1853 in Harris, Invernessshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Anne Shaw, born in 1855 in Harris, Invernessshire, Scotland.


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John Shaw's household

Male

John

Shaw

Head
Male

Donald

Shaw

Son
Female

Margaret

Shaw

Daughter
Male

Kenneth

Shaw

Son
Female

Anne

Shaw

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 68
Birth year 1813
Birth place Invernessshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Shaw

Head

Widower

68

1813

Invernessshire, Scotland

Donald

Shaw

Son

Unmarried

38

1843

Harris, Invernessshire, Scotland

Margaret

Shaw

Daughter

Unmarried

30

1851

Harris, Invernessshire, Scotland

Kenneth

Shaw

Son

Unmarried

28

1853

Harris, Invernessshire, Scotland

Anne

Shaw

Servant

Unmarried

26

1855

Harris, Invernessshire, Scotland

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