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Household of Peter Shaw (born 1829, Perthshire)

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.

Peter Shaw and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Shaw, born in 1829 in Reiff, Perthshire, consisted of 7 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Isabella Shaw, born in 1840 in Moulin, Perthshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; James (born 1864 in Moulin, Perthshire, Scotland), Thomas (born 1868 in Dublin, Dublin, Ireland), John (born 1871 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Peter (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Peter's Boarder, James Crawford, born in 1839 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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Peter Shaw's household

Male

Peter

Shaw

Head
Female

Isabella

Shaw

Wife
Male

James

Shaw

Son
Male

Thomas

Shaw

Son
Male

John

Shaw

Son
Male

Peter

Shaw

Son
Male

James

Crawford

Boarder
First name(s) Peter
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Reiff, Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter

Shaw

Head

Married

52

1829

Reiff, Perthshire, Scotland

Isabella

Shaw

Wife

Married

41

1840

Moulin, Perthshire, Scotland

James

Shaw

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Moulin, Perthshire, Scotland

Thomas

Shaw

Son

Unmarried

13

1868

Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

John

Shaw

Son

Unmarried

10

1871

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Peter

Shaw

Son

Unmarried

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Crawford

Boarder

Unmarried

42

1839

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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