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Household of William Shaw (born 1840)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Greenock East, Renfrewshire, 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 1840 in , consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Caroline Shaw, born in 1842 in Ireland. They had 5 children; William (born 1867 in Ireland), Henry (born 1873 in Ireland), Caroline (born 1875 in Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Rachel (born 1879 in Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Robert (born 1881 in Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland).


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William Shaw's household

Male

William

Shaw

Head
Female

Caroline

Shaw

Wife
Male

William

Shaw

Son
Male

Henry

Shaw

Son
Female

Caroline

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Rachel

Shaw

Daughter
Male

Robert

Shaw

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
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

41

1840

Ireland

Caroline

Shaw

Wife

Married

39

1842

Ireland

William

Shaw

Son

Unmarried

14

1867

Ireland

Henry

Shaw

Son

-

8

1873

Ireland

Caroline

Shaw

Daughter

-

6

1875

Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Rachel

Shaw

Daughter

-

2

1879

Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Robert

Shaw

Son

-

0

1881

Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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