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Household of Thomas Shaw (born 1841, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Paisley, Renfrewshire, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Shaw, born in 1841 in Ayrshire, consisted of 10 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary Shaw, born in 1841 in Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; David (born 1861 in Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland), Jeanie (born 1864 in Dundonald, Ayrshire, Scotland), Maggie (born 1870 in Kilpatrick, Dunbartonshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1875 in Kilpatrick, Dunbartonshire, Scotland), Annie (born 1877 in Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland), Thomas (born 1879 in Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland) and Janet (born 1881 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Sister-In-Law, Jeanie Gemmell, born in 1859 in Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland.


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Thomas Shaw's household

Male

Thomas

Shaw

Head
Female

Mary

Shaw

Wife
Male

David

Shaw

Son
Female

Jeanie

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Maggie

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Mary

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Annie

Shaw

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Shaw

Son
Female

Janet

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Jeanie

Gemmell

Sister-In-Law
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Shaw

Head

Married

40

1841

Ayrshire, Scotland

Mary

Shaw

Wife

Married

40

1841

Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland

David

Shaw

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland

Jeanie

Shaw

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Dundonald, Ayrshire, Scotland

Maggie

Shaw

Daughter

Unmarried

11

1870

Kilpatrick, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Mary

Shaw

Daughter

-

6

1875

Kilpatrick, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Annie

Shaw

Daughter

-

4

1877

Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland

Thomas

Shaw

Son

-

2

1879

Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland

Janet

Shaw

Daughter

-

0

1881

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Jeanie

Gemmell

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

22

1859

Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland

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