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Household of Adam Shearlaw (born 1853, Berwickshire)

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

Adam Shearlaw and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Adam Shearlaw, born in 1853 in Reston, Berwickshire, consisted of 6 members. Adam was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Shearlaw, born in 1852 in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland. They had 3 children; Margaret Mcj (born 1877 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Mary A F (born 1879 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Joseph (born 1881 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Adam's Boarder, James Shearlaw, born in 1858 in Reston, Berwickshire, Scotland.


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Adam Shearlaw's household

Male

Adam

Shearlaw

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Shearlaw

Wife
Female

Margaret Mcj

Shearlaw

Daughter
Female

Mary A F

Shearlaw

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Shearlaw

Son
Male

James

Shearlaw

Boarder
First name(s) Adam
Last name Shearlaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Reston, Berwickshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Adam

Shearlaw

Head

Married

28

1853

Reston, Berwickshire, Scotland

Mary Ann

Shearlaw

Wife

Married

29

1852

Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland

Margaret Mcj

Shearlaw

Daughter

-

4

1877

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary A F

Shearlaw

Daughter

-

2

1879

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Joseph

Shearlaw

Son

-

0

1881

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

James

Shearlaw

Boarder

-

23

1858

Reston, Berwickshire, Scotland

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