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Household of Robert Shaw (born 1815, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blantyre, 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.

Robert Shaw and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Shaw, born in 1815 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 10 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Jessie Shaw, born in 1823 in Lamlash, Buteshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Margaret (born 1854 in Govan, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1856 in Govan, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Frederick (born 1859 in Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Charles (born 1861 in Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Marion (born 1863 in Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Walter (born 1865 in Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Servant, Catherine (born 1858 in Islay, Argyllshire, Scotland) and Robert's Servant, Mary (born 1863 in Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Robert Shaw's household

Male

Robert

Shaw

Head
Female

Jessie

Shaw

Wife
Female

Margaret

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Shaw

Daughter
Male

Frederick

Shaw

Son
Male

Charles

Shaw

Son
Female

Marion

Shaw

Daughter
Male

Walter

Shaw

Son
Female

Catherine

McFadyen

Servant
Female

Mary

Lennox

Servant
First name(s) Robert
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 66
Birth year 1815
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Shaw

Head

Married

66

1815

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jessie

Shaw

Wife

Married

58

1823

Lamlash, Buteshire, Scotland

Margaret

Shaw

Daughter

Unmarried

27

1854

Govan, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Shaw

Daughter

Unmarried

25

1856

Govan, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Frederick

Shaw

Son

Unmarried

22

1859

Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Charles

Shaw

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Marion

Shaw

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Walter

Shaw

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Catherine

McFadyen

Servant

Unmarried

23

1858

Islay, Argyllshire, Scotland

Mary

Lennox

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Lanarkshire, Scotland

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