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Household of William Shaw (born 1843, Banffshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Strachan, Kincardineshire, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Shaw, born in 1843 in Kirkmichael, Banffshire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Shaw, born in 1852 in Banchory, Kincardineshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Mary (born 1874 in Banchory, Kincardineshire, Scotland), William (born 1877 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Donald (born 1880 in Banchory, Kincardineshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Lodger, Alexander Duncan, born in 1819 in Strachan, Kincardineshire, Scotland.


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William Shaw's household

Male

William

Shaw

Head
Female

Mary

Shaw

Wife
Female

Mary

Shaw

Daughter
Male

William

Shaw

Son
Male

Donald

Shaw

Son
Male

Alexander

Duncan

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Kirkmichael, Banffshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Shaw

Head

Married

38

1843

Kirkmichael, Banffshire, Scotland

Mary

Shaw

Wife

Married

29

1852

Banchory, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Mary

Shaw

Daughter

Unmarried

7

1874

Banchory, Kincardineshire, Scotland

William

Shaw

Son

Unmarried

4

1877

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Donald

Shaw

Son

Unmarried

1

1880

Banchory, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Alexander

Duncan

Lodger

Unmarried

62

1819

Strachan, Kincardineshire, Scotland

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