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Household of John Shaw (born 1832, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in New Monkland, 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 1832 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Christina Shaw, born in 1846 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; William (born 1872 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1874 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Isabella (born 1876 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John (born 1881 in New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Father, William (born 1788 in New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John's Father-In-Law, Thomas (born 1808 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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John Shaw's household

Male

John

Shaw

Head
Female

Christina

Shaw

Wife
Male

William

Shaw

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Shaw

Daughter
Male

John

Shaw

Son
Male

William

Shaw

Father
Male

Thomas

Allan

Father-In-Law
First name(s) John
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Shotts, 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

49

1832

Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Christina

Shaw

Wife

Married

35

1846

Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Shaw

Son

Unmarried

9

1872

Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Shaw

Daughter

Unmarried

7

1874

Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Isabella

Shaw

Daughter

Unmarried

5

1876

Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Shaw

Son

-

0

1881

New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Shaw

Father

Widower

93

1788

New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

Allan

Father-In-Law

Widower

73

1808

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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