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Household of Alexander Shearer (born 1857, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Drainie, Moray, 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.

Alexander Shearer and one other person are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Shearer, born in 1857 in Aberdeenshire, consisted of 2 members. Alexander was the head of the household,
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Sister, Elizabeth Shearer, born in 1861 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.


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Alexander Shearer's household

Male

Alexander

Shearer

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Shearer

Sister
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Shearer
Relationship Head
Marital status Unmarried
Age 24
Birth year 1857
Birth place Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (2 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Shearer

Head

Unmarried

24

1857

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Shearer

Sister

Unmarried

20

1861

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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