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Household of John Shaw (born 1830, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newington, Midlothian, 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 1830 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Joan Shaw, born in 1826 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 2 children; Grace (born 1864 in Liberton, Midlothian, Scotland) and James (born 1869 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Father, Robert Shaw, born in 1793 in Berwickshire, Scotland.


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John Shaw's household

Male

John

Shaw

Head
Female

Joan

Shaw

Wife
Female

Grace

Shaw

Daughter
Male

James

Shaw

Son
Male

Robert

Shaw

Father
First name(s) John
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Shaw

Head

Married

51

1830

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Joan

Shaw

Wife

Married

55

1826

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Grace

Shaw

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Liberton, Midlothian, Scotland

James

Shaw

Son

-

12

1869

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Robert

Shaw

Father

Widower

88

1793

Berwickshire, Scotland

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