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Household of Thomas Shaw (born 1831, Dunbartonshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Middle District of Old Monkland, 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 1831 in Cumbernauld, Dunbartonshire, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Jane Shaw, born in 1841 in Cumbernauld, Dunbartonshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; George (born 1860 in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Thomas (born 1862 in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1864 in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1867 in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1869 in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Alexander (born 1878 in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Thomas Shaw's household

Male

Thomas

Shaw

Head
Female

Jane

Shaw

Wife
Male

George

Shaw

Son
Male

Thomas

Shaw

Son
Female

Mary

Shaw

Daughter
Male

William

Shaw

Son
Male

James

Shaw

Son
Male

Alexander

Shaw

Son
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Cumbernauld, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Shaw

Head

Married

50

1831

Cumbernauld, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Jane

Shaw

Wife

Married

40

1841

Cumbernauld, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

George

Shaw

Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

Shaw

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Shaw

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Shaw

Son

Unmarried

14

1867

Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Shaw

Son

Unmarried

12

1869

Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

Shaw

Son

Unmarried

3

1878

Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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