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Household of William Shaw (born 1829)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Anderston, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Shaw, born in 1829 in , consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Catherine Shaw, born in 1832 in Ireland. They had 5 children; Margaret (born 1862 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1864 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Ellen (born 1869 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1872 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Mary (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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William Shaw's household

Male

William

Shaw

Head
Female

Catherine

Shaw

Wife
Female

Margaret

Shaw

Daughter
Male

William

Shaw

Son
Female

Ellen

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Mary

Shaw

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Ireland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Shaw

Head

Married

52

1829

Ireland

Catherine

Shaw

Wife

Married

49

1832

Ireland

Margaret

Shaw

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Shaw

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ellen

Shaw

Daughter

-

12

1869

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Shaw

Daughter

-

9

1872

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Shaw

Daughter

-

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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