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Household of John Shaw (born 1838, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dennistoun, Lanarkshire, 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 1838 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Shaw, born in 1845 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Maggie Martin (born 1868 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John Hunter (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1872 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Isabella Horn Sterling (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and James (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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John Shaw's household

Male

John

Shaw

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Shaw

Wife
Female

Maggie Martin

Shaw

Daughter
Male

John Hunter

Shaw

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Mary

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Isabella Horn Sterling

Shaw

Daughter
Male

James

Shaw

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Shaw

Head

Married

43

1838

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Shaw

Wife

Married

36

1845

Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Maggie Martin

Shaw

Daughter

-

13

1868

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John Hunter

Shaw

Son

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Shaw

Daughter

-

9

1872

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Shaw

Daughter

-

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Isabella Horn Sterling

Shaw

Daughter

-

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Shaw

Son

-

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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