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Household of Thomas Shaw (born 1841, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrew, Forfarshire (Angus), 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.

Thomas Shaw and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Shaw, born in 1841 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Ann Shaw, born in 1839 in Blairgowrie, Perthshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Thomas (born 1862 in Blairgowrie, Perthshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1870 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Mary A (born 1871 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Helen (born 1875 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), James (born 1877 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Agnes (born 1879 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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Thomas Shaw's household

Male

Thomas

Shaw

Head
Female

Ann

Shaw

Wife
Male

Thomas

Shaw

Son
Female

Jane

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Mary A

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Helen

Shaw

Daughter
Male

James

Shaw

Son
Female

Agnes

Shaw

Daughter
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Shaw

Head

Married

40

1841

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Ann

Shaw

Wife

Married

42

1839

Blairgowrie, Perthshire, Scotland

Thomas

Shaw

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Blairgowrie, Perthshire, Scotland

Jane

Shaw

Daughter

-

11

1870

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mary A

Shaw

Daughter

-

10

1871

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Helen

Shaw

Daughter

-

6

1875

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

James

Shaw

Son

-

4

1877

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Agnes

Shaw

Daughter

-

2

1879

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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