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Household of Alex Shearer (born 1838, Aberdeenshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Marnoch, Banffshire, 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.
Alex Shearer and 3 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alex Shearer, born in 1838 in Aberdeenshire, consisted of 4 members. Alex was the head of the household, widower. He had 2 children; Alex (born 1863 in Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and William (born 1865 in Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alex's Boarder, Colin McRae, born in 1863 in King Edward, Banffshire, Scotland.
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Alex Shearer's household
Alex
Shearer
Head
Alex
Shearer
Son
William
Shearer
Son
Colin
McRae
Boarder
| First name(s) | Alex |
| Last name | Shearer |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Widower |
| Age | 43 |
| Birth year | 1838 |
| Birth place | Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
Household members (4 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alex | Shearer | Head | Widower | 43 | 1838 | Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Alex | Shearer | Son | Unmarried | 18 | 1863 | Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
William | Shearer | Son | - | 16 | 1865 | Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Colin | McRae | Boarder | - | 18 | 1863 | King Edward, Banffshire, Scotland |
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