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Household of Adam Shearer (born 1848, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Rollox, 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.

Adam Shearer and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Adam Shearer, born in 1848 in Midlothian, consisted of 7 members. Adam was the head of the household, married to Jane Shearer, born in 1851 in Midlothian, Scotland. They had 4 children; Margaret (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jessie (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), George (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Adam (born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Adam's Boarder, Andrew Nicholson, born in 1849 in Midlothian, Scotland.


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Adam Shearer's household

Male

Adam

Shearer

Head
Female

Jane

Shearer

Wife
Female

Margaret

Shearer

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Shearer

Daughter
Male

George

Shearer

Son
Male

Adam

Shearer

Son
Male

Andrew

Nicholson

Boarder
First name(s) Adam
Last name Shearer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Adam

Shearer

Head

Married

33

1848

Midlothian, Scotland

Jane

Shearer

Wife

Married

30

1851

Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

Shearer

Daughter

-

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jessie

Shearer

Daughter

-

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

George

Shearer

Son

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Adam

Shearer

Son

-

1

1880

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Andrew

Nicholson

Boarder

Married

32

1849

Midlothian, Scotland

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