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Household of William Shaw (born 1847, Dumfriesshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hawick, Roxburghshire, 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 1847 in Middlebie, Dumfriesshire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Shaw, born in 1847 in Langholm, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; James (born 1875 in Langholm, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Thomas (born 1878 in England) and Mary (born 1880 in Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Boarder, John Elliot, born in 1840 in England.
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William Shaw's household
William
Shaw
Head
Mary
Shaw
Wife
James
Shaw
Son
Thomas
Shaw
Son
Mary
Shaw
Daughter
John
Elliot
Boarder
| First name(s) | William |
| Last name | Shaw |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 34 |
| Birth year | 1847 |
| Birth place | Middlebie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland |
Household members (6 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
William | Shaw | Head | Married | 34 | 1847 | Middlebie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
Mary | Shaw | Wife | Married | 34 | 1847 | Langholm, Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
James | Shaw | Son | - | 6 | 1875 | Langholm, Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
Thomas | Shaw | Son | - | 3 | 1878 | England | |
Mary | Shaw | Daughter | - | 1 | 1880 | Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland | |
John | Elliot | Boarder | Widower | 41 | 1840 | England |
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