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Household of John Shaw (born 1811, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Haddington, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Shaw, born in 1811 in Nungate, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, widower. He had 1 child; John, born 1846 in Nungate, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Daughter-In-Law, Margaret Robb (born 1849 in Rosehall, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), John's Granddaughter, Marjory Waldie (born 1871 in Haddington, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), John's Granddaughter, Isabella Macadam (born 1875 in Haddington, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), John's Granddaughter, Margaret Robb (born 1877 in Haddington, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), John's Grandson, John (born 1879 in Haddington, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), John's Servant, Jane (born 1866 in Bolton, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), John's Boarder, David (born 1855 in Bolton, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland) and John's Boarder, James (born 1861 in Bolton, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland).


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John Shaw's household

Male

John

Shaw

Head
Male

John

Shaw Jr

Son
Female

Margaret Robb

Shaw

Daughter-In-Law
Female

Marjory Waldie

Shaw

Granddaughter
Female

Isabella Macadam

Shaw

Granddaughter
Female

Margaret Robb

Shaw

Granddaughter
Male

John

Shaw

Grandson
Female

Jane

Samuel

Servant
Male

David

Lees

Boarder
Male

James

Lees

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 70
Birth year 1811
Birth place Nungate, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Shaw

Head

Widower

70

1811

Nungate, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

John

Shaw Jr

Son

Married

35

1846

Nungate, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Margaret Robb

Shaw

Daughter-In-Law

Married

32

1849

Rosehall, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Marjory Waldie

Shaw

Granddaughter

Married

10

1871

Haddington, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Isabella Macadam

Shaw

Granddaughter

Married

6

1875

Haddington, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Margaret Robb

Shaw

Granddaughter

Unmarried

4

1877

Haddington, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

John

Shaw

Grandson

Unmarried

2

1879

Haddington, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Jane

Samuel

Servant

Unmarried

15

1866

Bolton, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

David

Lees

Boarder

Unmarried

26

1855

Bolton, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

James

Lees

Boarder

Unmarried

20

1861

Bolton, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

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