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Household of William Shaw (born 1843, Aberdeenshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, 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.
William Shaw and 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Shaw, born in 1843 in St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Shaw, born in 1831 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Mary Ann (born 1865 in St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Peter (born 1868 in St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), John (born 1873 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Alexander R (born 1875 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Step Daughter, Mary Jane F C Walker, born in 1864 in St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
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William Shaw's household
William
Shaw
Head
Mary
Shaw
Wife
Mary Ann
Shaw
Daughter
Peter
Shaw
Son
John
Shaw
Son
Alexander R
Shaw
Son
Mary Jane F C
Walker
Step Daughter
| First name(s) | William |
| Last name | Shaw |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 38 |
| Birth year | 1843 |
| Birth place | St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
William | Shaw | Head | Married | 38 | 1843 | St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Mary | Shaw | Wife | Married | 50 | 1831 | Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Mary Ann | Shaw | Daughter | Unmarried | 16 | 1865 | St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Peter | Shaw | Son | - | 13 | 1868 | St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
John | Shaw | Son | - | 8 | 1873 | Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Alexander R | Shaw | Son | - | 6 | 1875 | Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Mary Jane F C | Walker | Step Daughter | Unmarried | 17 | 1864 | St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
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