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Household of William Shaw (born 1850)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Airdrie, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Shaw, born in 1850 in , consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jane Shaw, born in 1852 in Ireland. They had 6 children; John (born 1871 in Ireland), Annie (born 1873 in Ireland), William (born 1875 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland), Mary Jane (born 1877 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland), Isabella (born 1878 in Whifflet, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Alexander (born 1880 in Whifflet, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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William Shaw's household

Male

William

Shaw

Head
Female

Jane

Shaw

Wife
Male

John

Shaw

Son
Female

Annie

Shaw

Daughter
Male

William

Shaw

Son
Female

Mary Jane

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Shaw

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Shaw

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Ireland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Shaw

Head

Married

31

1850

Ireland

Jane

Shaw

Wife

Married

29

1852

Ireland

John

Shaw

Son

-

10

1871

Ireland

Annie

Shaw

Daughter

-

8

1873

Ireland

William

Shaw

Son

-

6

1875

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Mary Jane

Shaw

Daughter

-

4

1877

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Isabella

Shaw

Daughter

-

3

1878

Whifflet, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

Shaw

Son

-

1

1880

Whifflet, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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