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Household of Robert Shaw (born 1821, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prestonpans, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), 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 Shaw and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Shaw, born in 1821 in Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), consisted of 5 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Shaw, born in 1822 in Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland. They had 2 children; George (born 1860 in Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland) and Margaret (born 1868 in Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Robert's Grandson, George Shaw, born in 1873 in Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland.


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Robert Shaw's household

Male

Robert

Shaw

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Shaw

Wife
Male

George

Shaw

Son
Female

Margaret

Shaw

Daughter
Male

George

Shaw

Grandson
First name(s) Robert
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Shaw

Head

Married

60

1821

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Elizabeth

Shaw

Wife

Married

59

1822

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

George

Shaw

Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Margaret

Shaw

Daughter

-

13

1868

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

George

Shaw

Grandson

-

8

1873

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

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