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Household of William Shaw (born 1849, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), 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 1849 in Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ann Shaw, born in 1847 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland. They had 5 children; William (born 1871 in Lanarkshire, Scotland), Christina (born 1874 in Lanarkshire, Scotland), Janet (born 1876 in Lanarkshire, Scotland), George (born 1879 in Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland) and Agnes (born 1881 in Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland).


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William Shaw's household

Male

William

Shaw

Head
Female

Ann

Shaw

Wife
Male

William

Shaw

Son
Female

Christina

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Janet

Shaw

Daughter
Male

George

Shaw

Son
Female

Agnes

Shaw

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Shaw

Head

Married

32

1849

Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Ann

Shaw

Wife

Married

34

1847

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

William

Shaw

Son

-

10

1871

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Christina

Shaw

Daughter

-

7

1874

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Shaw

Daughter

-

5

1876

Lanarkshire, Scotland

George

Shaw

Son

-

2

1879

Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Agnes

Shaw

Daughter

-

0

1881

Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

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