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Household of John Shaw (born 1845, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kinning Park, 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 1845 in New Monkland, Lanarkshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ann Shaw, born in 1847 in Cadder, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Jane G (born 1872 in United States), Ann B (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Elisabeth (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Charles B (born 1881 in Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Mary Wallace, born in 1861 in Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland.


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John Shaw's household

Male

John

Shaw

Head
Female

Ann

Shaw

Wife
Female

Jane G

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Ann B

Shaw

Daughter
Male

John

Shaw

Son
Female

Elisabeth

Shaw

Daughter
Male

Charles B

Shaw

Son
Female

Mary

Wallace

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place New Monkland, 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

36

1845

New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ann

Shaw

Wife

Married

34

1847

Cadder, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane G

Shaw

Daughter

-

9

1872

United States

Ann B

Shaw

Daughter

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Shaw

Son

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elisabeth

Shaw

Daughter

-

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Charles B

Shaw

Son

-

0

1881

Renfrewshire, Scotland

Mary

Wallace

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland

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