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Household of William Shaw (born 1849, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Shaw, born in 1849 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ann Shaw, born in 1835 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 7 children; Mary (born 1861 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1866 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Mary (born 1871 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Alfred (born 1873 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Jemima (born 1874 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), David (born 1877 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Charles (born 1879 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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William Shaw's household

Male

William

Shaw

Head
Female

Ann

Shaw

Wife
Female

Mary

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Mary

Shaw

Daughter
Male

Alfred

Shaw

Son
Female

Jemima

Shaw

Daughter
Male

David

Shaw

Son
Male

Charles

Shaw

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Shaw

Head

Married

32

1849

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Ann

Shaw

Wife

Married

46

1835

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mary

Shaw

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Elizabeth

Shaw

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mary

Shaw

Daughter

-

10

1871

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Alfred

Shaw

Son

-

8

1873

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jemima

Shaw

Daughter

-

7

1874

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

David

Shaw

Son

-

4

1877

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Charles

Shaw

Son

-

2

1879

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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