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Household of Samuel Shaw (born 1846, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Govan Church, 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.

Samuel Shaw and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel Shaw, born in 1846 in Ayr, Ayrshire, consisted of 10 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to Jane R Shaw, born in 1843 in Sutherland, Scotland. They had 6 children; Elizabeth L (born 1868 in Kilpatrick, Dunbartonshire, Scotland), Ann Mcr D (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jane R G (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Samuel (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Daniel D (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John S (born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Samuel's Adopted Son, Ralph Gordon (born 1873 in England) and Samuel's Visitor, Cecilia (born 1849 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Samuel Shaw's household

Male

Samuel

Shaw

Head
Female

Jane R

Shaw

Wife
Female

Elizabeth L

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Ann Mcr D

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Jane R G

Shaw

Daughter
Male

Samuel

Shaw

Son
Male

Daniel D

Shaw

Son
Male

John S

Shaw

Son
Male

Ralph Gordon

Wood

Adopted Son
Female

Cecilia

Cowan

Visitor
First name(s) Samuel
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel

Shaw

Head

Married

35

1846

Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland

Jane R

Shaw

Wife

Married

38

1843

Sutherland, Scotland

Elizabeth L

Shaw

Daughter

Unmarried

13

1868

Kilpatrick, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Ann Mcr D

Shaw

Daughter

Unmarried

11

1870

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane R G

Shaw

Daughter

Unmarried

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Samuel

Shaw

Son

Unmarried

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Daniel D

Shaw

Son

Unmarried

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John S

Shaw

Son

Unmarried

1

1880

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ralph Gordon

Wood

Adopted Son

Unmarried

8

1873

England

Cecilia

Cowan

Visitor

Married

32

1849

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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