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Household of William Shaw (born 1837, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bridgeton, Lanarkshire, 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 1837 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Bella Shaw, born in 1851 in Bannockburn, Stirlingshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; William (born 1862 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1867 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John (born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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William Shaw's household

Male

William

Shaw

Head
Female

Bella

Shaw

Wife
Male

William

Shaw

Son
Male

James

Shaw

Son
Female

Jane

Shaw

Daughter
Male

John

Shaw

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Shaw

Head

Married

44

1837

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Bella

Shaw

Wife

Married

30

1851

Bannockburn, Stirlingshire, Scotland

William

Shaw

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Shaw

Son

-

14

1867

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Shaw

Daughter

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Shaw

Son

-

1

1880

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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