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Household of Samuel Shaw (born 1822, Stirlingshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Canongate, 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.

Samuel Shaw and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel Shaw, born in 1822 in Grangemouth, Stirlingshire, consisted of 5 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to Janet Shaw, born in 1826 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 3 children; Walker (born 1862 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Samuel (born 1866 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Janet (born 1859 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).


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Samuel Shaw's household

Male

Samuel

Shaw

Head
Female

Janet

Shaw

Wife
Male

Walker

Shaw

Son
Male

Samuel

Shaw

Son
Female

Janet

Shaw

Daughter
First name(s) Samuel
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 59
Birth year 1822
Birth place Grangemouth, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel

Shaw

Head

Married

59

1822

Grangemouth, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Janet

Shaw

Wife

Married

55

1826

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Walker

Shaw

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Samuel

Shaw

Son

-

15

1866

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Janet

Shaw

Daughter

Unmarried

22

1859

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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