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Household of John Shaw (born 1842, Banffshire)

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 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Shaw, born in 1842 in Glenlivet, Banffshire, consisted of 4 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Shaw, born in 1851 in Argyllshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; Elizabeth, born 1876 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household was John's Mother-In-Law, Christina Shaw, born in 1801 in Argyllshire, Scotland.


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John Shaw's household

Male

John

Shaw

Head
Female

Mary

Shaw

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Christina

Shaw

Mother-In-Law
First name(s) John
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Glenlivet, Banffshire, Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Shaw

Head

Married

39

1842

Glenlivet, Banffshire, Scotland

Mary

Shaw

Wife

Married

30

1851

Argyllshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Shaw

Daughter

-

5

1876

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Christina

Shaw

Mother-In-Law

Widow

80

1801

Argyllshire, Scotland

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