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Household of Thomas Shaw (born 1843, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Calton, 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.

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 1843 in Ayr, Ayrshire, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Shaw, born in 1845 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Janet (born 1865 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Maggie (born 1869 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Thomas (born 1876 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Peter (born 1878 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jeanie (born 1879 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Robert (born 1881 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Thomas Shaw's household

Male

Thomas

Shaw

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Shaw

Wife
Female

Janet

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Maggie

Shaw

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Shaw

Son
Male

Peter

Shaw

Son
Female

Jeanie

Shaw

Daughter
Male

Robert

Shaw

Son
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Shaw

Head

Married

38

1843

Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Shaw

Wife

Married

36

1845

Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Shaw

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Maggie

Shaw

Daughter

-

12

1869

Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

Shaw

Son

-

5

1876

Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Peter

Shaw

Son

-

3

1878

Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jeanie

Shaw

Daughter

-

2

1879

Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Shaw

Son

-

0

1881

Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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