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Household of Robert Shaw (born 1842, Renfrewshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Paisley, Renfrewshire, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Shaw, born in 1842 in Elderslie, Renfrewshire, consisted of 8 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Helen Shaw, born in 1842 in Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Thomas (born 1865 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1867 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1870 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Helen (born 1873 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Andrew (born 1875 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and William (born 1880 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland).


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Robert Shaw's household

Male

Robert

Shaw

Head
Female

Helen

Shaw

Wife
Male

Thomas

Shaw

Son
Male

Robert

Shaw

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Helen

Shaw

Daughter
Male

Andrew

Shaw

Son
Male

William

Shaw

Son
First name(s) Robert
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Elderslie, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Shaw

Head

Married

39

1842

Elderslie, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Helen

Shaw

Wife

Married

39

1842

Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Thomas

Shaw

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Robert

Shaw

Son

Unmarried

14

1867

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Shaw

Daughter

Unmarried

11

1870

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Helen

Shaw

Daughter

Unmarried

8

1873

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Andrew

Shaw

Son

Unmarried

6

1875

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

William

Shaw

Son

Unmarried

1

1880

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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