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Household of Robert Gaw (born 1846, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Leith, 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.

Robert Gaw and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Gaw, born in 1846 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 8 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Christina Gaw, born in 1848 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Robert (born 1867 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), Agnes (born 1871 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Benjamin (born 1873 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), Christina (born 1876 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), Thomas (born 1879 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland) and Alexander (born 1881 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland).


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Robert Gaw's household

Male

Robert

Gaw

Head
Female

Christina

Gaw

Wife
Male

Robert

Gaw

Son
Female

Agnes

Gaw

Daughter
Male

Benjamin

Gaw

Son
Female

Christina

Gaw

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Gaw

Son
Male

Alexander

Gaw

Son
First name(s) Robert
Last name Gaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Gaw

Head

Married

35

1846

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Christina

Gaw

Wife

Married

33

1848

Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Robert

Gaw

Son

-

14

1867

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Agnes

Gaw

Daughter

-

10

1871

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Benjamin

Gaw

Son

-

8

1873

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Christina

Gaw

Daughter

-

5

1876

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Thomas

Gaw

Son

-

2

1879

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Alexander

Gaw

Son

-

0

1881

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

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