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Household of John Shaw (born 1842, Caithness)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Edinburgh, St Giles, Midlothian, 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 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Shaw, born in 1842 in Caithness, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane Shaw, born in 1846 in Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland. They had 6 children; John W (born 1867 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Charles J (born 1868 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), William S (born 1870 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Thomas R (born 1872 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Emelia C (born 1878 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Henrietta A (born 1880 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Relative, Emelia Calder, born in 1820 in Caithness, Scotland.
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John Shaw's household
John
Shaw
Head
Jane
Shaw
Wife
John W
Shaw
Son
Charles J
Shaw
Son
William S
Shaw
Son
Thomas R
Shaw
Son
Emelia C
Shaw
Daughter
Henrietta A
Shaw
Daughter
Emelia
Calder
Relative
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Shaw |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 39 |
| Birth year | 1842 |
| Birth place | Caithness, Scotland |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | Shaw | Head | Married | 39 | 1842 | Caithness, Scotland | |
Jane | Shaw | Wife | Married | 35 | 1846 | Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland | |
John W | Shaw | Son | - | 14 | 1867 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Charles J | Shaw | Son | - | 13 | 1868 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
William S | Shaw | Son | - | 11 | 1870 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Thomas R | Shaw | Son | - | 9 | 1872 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Emelia C | Shaw | Daughter | - | 3 | 1878 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Henrietta A | Shaw | Daughter | - | 1 | 1880 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Emelia | Calder | Relative | Widow | 61 | 1820 | Caithness, Scotland |
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