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Household of William Shaw (born 1827, Kirkcudbrightshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Balmaclellan, Kirkcudbrightshire, 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Shaw, born in 1827 in Girthon, Kirkcudbrightshire, consisted of 11 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Shaw, born in 1836 in Kirkcudbright, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland. They had 9 children; Margaret (born 1863 in Balmaclellan, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland), David (born 1866 in Balmaclellan, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland), Mary J (born 1867 in Balmaclellan, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland), John (born 1871 in Balmaclellan, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland), Isabella (born 1873 in Balmaclellan, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1875 in Balmaclellan, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland), William (born 1877 in Balmaclellan, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1879 in Balmaclellan, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland) and Samuel (born 1881 in Balmaclellan, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland).


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William Shaw's household

Male

William

Shaw

Head
Female

Mary

Shaw

Wife
Female

Margaret

Shaw

Daughter
Male

David

Shaw

Son
Female

Mary J

Shaw

Daughter
Male

John

Shaw

Son
Female

Isabella

Shaw

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Shaw

Son
Male

William

Shaw

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Shaw

Daughter
Male

Samuel

Shaw

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Girthon, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Shaw

Head

Married

54

1827

Girthon, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Mary

Shaw

Wife

Married

45

1836

Kirkcudbright, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Margaret

Shaw

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Balmaclellan, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

David

Shaw

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Balmaclellan, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Mary J

Shaw

Daughter

-

14

1867

Balmaclellan, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

John

Shaw

Son

-

10

1871

Balmaclellan, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Isabella

Shaw

Daughter

-

8

1873

Balmaclellan, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Alexander

Shaw

Son

-

6

1875

Balmaclellan, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

William

Shaw

Son

-

4

1877

Balmaclellan, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Shaw

Daughter

-

2

1879

Balmaclellan, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Samuel

Shaw

Son

-

0

1881

Balmaclellan, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

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