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Household of Joseph Shaw (born 1811, Dunbartonshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cumbernauld, Dunbartonshire, 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.

Joseph Shaw and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Shaw, born in 1811 in Cumbernauld, Dunbartonshire, consisted of 9 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Agnes Shaw, born in 1829 in Slamannan, Stirlingshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Agnes (born 1856 in New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Joseph (born 1858 in New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Janet (born 1859 in New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Annie (born 1861 in New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and William (born 1867 in Cumbernauld, Dunbartonshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Grandson, George Shaw (born 1874 in Cumbernauld, Dunbartonshire, Scotland) and Joseph's Servant, Andrew (born 1862 in Cumbernauld, Dunbartonshire, Scotland).


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Joseph Shaw's household

Male

Joseph

Shaw

Head
Female

Agnes

Shaw

Wife
Female

Agnes

Shaw

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Shaw

Son
Female

Janet

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Annie

Shaw

Daughter
Male

William

Shaw

Son
Male

George Shaw

Forrester

Grandson
Male

Andrew

Turnbull

Servant
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 70
Birth year 1811
Birth place Cumbernauld, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Shaw

Head

Married

70

1811

Cumbernauld, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Agnes

Shaw

Wife

Married

52

1829

Slamannan, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Agnes

Shaw

Daughter

Unmarried

25

1856

New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Joseph

Shaw

Son

Unmarried

23

1858

New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Shaw

Daughter

Unmarried

22

1859

New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Annie

Shaw

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Shaw

Son

Unmarried

14

1867

Cumbernauld, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

George Shaw

Forrester

Grandson

-

7

1874

Cumbernauld, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Andrew

Turnbull

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Cumbernauld, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

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