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Household of Alex Shearer (born 1838, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stonehouse, 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.

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 Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 4 members. Alex was the head of the household, married to Isabella Carmichael, born in 1833 in Kilbride, Argyllshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; Mary, born 1863 in Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household was Alex's Nephew, James Carmichael, born in 1873 in Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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Alex Shearer's household

Male

Alex

Shearer

Head
Female

Isabella

Carmichael

Wife
Female

Mary

Shearer

Daughter
Male

James

Carmichael

Nephew
First name(s) Alex
Last name Shearer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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Alex

Shearer

Head

Married

43

1838

Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Isabella

Carmichael

Wife

Married

48

1833

Kilbride, Argyllshire, Scotland

Mary

Shearer

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Carmichael

Nephew

-

8

1873

Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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