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Household of Thomas Shaw (born 1814, Ayrshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, 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 5 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Shaw, born in 1814 in New Cumnock, Ayrshire, consisted of 6 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Jane Shaw, born in 1827 in Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Helena (born 1861 in Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Anthony W (born 1866 in Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and John W (born 1870 in Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Servant, Mary Black, born in 1867 in Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland.
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Thomas Shaw's household
Thomas
Shaw
Head
Jane
Shaw
Wife
Helena
Shaw
Daughter
Anthony W
Shaw
Son
John W
Shaw
Son
Mary
Black
Servant
| First name(s) | Thomas |
| Last name | Shaw |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 67 |
| Birth year | 1814 |
| Birth place | New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland |
Household members (6 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Thomas | Shaw | Head | Married | 67 | 1814 | New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland | |
Jane | Shaw | Wife | Married | 54 | 1827 | Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Helena | Shaw | Daughter | Unmarried | 20 | 1861 | Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
Anthony W | Shaw | Son | - | 15 | 1866 | Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
John W | Shaw | Son | - | 11 | 1870 | Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
Mary | Black | Servant | Unmarried | 14 | 1867 | Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland |
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