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Household of William Shaw (born 1805, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Portobello, Midlothian, 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 1805 in Crieff, Perthshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, widower. He had 3 children; Isabella (born 1842 in Crieff, Perthshire, Scotland), Christian (born 1846 in Crieff, Perthshire, Scotland) and Catherine (born 1850 in Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Boarder, Ann (born 1809 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), William's Boarder, John (born 1825 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and William's Servant, Isabella C (born 1864 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).


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William Shaw's household

Male

William

Shaw

Head
Female

Isabella

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Christian

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Ann

Williamson

Boarder
Male

John

Fisher

Boarder
Female

Isabella C

Thomson

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 76
Birth year 1805
Birth place Crieff, Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Shaw

Head

Widower

76

1805

Crieff, Perthshire, Scotland

Isabella

Shaw

Daughter

Unmarried

39

1842

Crieff, Perthshire, Scotland

Christian

Shaw

Daughter

Unmarried

35

1846

Crieff, Perthshire, Scotland

Catherine

Shaw

Daughter

Unmarried

31

1850

Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Ann

Williamson

Boarder

Unmarried

72

1809

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

John

Fisher

Boarder

Unmarried

56

1825

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Isabella C

Thomson

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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