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Household of John Shaw (born 1849, Wigtownshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Inch, Wigtownshire, 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 1849 in Stoneykirk, Wigtownshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Catherine Shaw, born in 1850 in Stoneykirk, Wigtownshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; William (born 1871 in England), Mary (born 1872 in England), John A (born 1874 in England), James M (born 1876 in England) and Susan G (born 1881 in Inch, Wigtownshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Mother-In-Law, Elizabeth Milligan, born in 1821 in Stoneykirk, Wigtownshire, Scotland.


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John Shaw's household

Male

John

Shaw

Head
Female

Catherine

Shaw

Wife
Male

William

Shaw

Son
Female

Mary

Shaw

Daughter
Male

John A

Shaw

Son
Male

James M

Shaw

Son
Female

Susan G

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Milligan

Mother-In-Law
First name(s) John
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Stoneykirk, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Shaw

Head

Married

32

1849

Stoneykirk, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Catherine

Shaw

Wife

Married

31

1850

Stoneykirk, Wigtownshire, Scotland

William

Shaw

Son

-

10

1871

England

Mary

Shaw

Daughter

-

9

1872

England

John A

Shaw

Son

-

7

1874

England

James M

Shaw

Son

-

5

1876

England

Susan G

Shaw

Daughter

-

0

1881

Inch, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Milligan

Mother-In-Law

-

60

1821

Stoneykirk, Wigtownshire, Scotland

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