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Household of John Shaw (born 1836, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Clement, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Shaw, born in 1836 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Shaw, born in 1842 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 7 children; Jessie (born 1864 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), John (born 1872 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), James (born 1874 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Agnes (born 1876 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Robert (born 1879 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Annie Twins (born 1881 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Elizabeth Twins (born 1881 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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John Shaw's household

Male

John

Shaw

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Shaw

Wife
Female

Jessie

Shaw

Daughter
Male

John

Shaw

Son
Male

James

Shaw

Son
Female

Agnes

Shaw

Daughter
Male

Robert

Shaw

Son
Female

Annie Twins

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth Twins

Shaw

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Shaw

Head

Married

45

1836

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Shaw

Wife

Married

39

1842

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jessie

Shaw

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

John

Shaw

Son

Unmarried

9

1872

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

James

Shaw

Son

Unmarried

7

1874

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Agnes

Shaw

Daughter

Unmarried

5

1876

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Robert

Shaw

Son

-

2

1879

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Annie Twins

Shaw

Daughter

-

0

1881

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Elizabeth Twins

Shaw

Daughter

-

0

1881

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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