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Household of Alexander Shearer (born 1817, Renfrewshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Mary, Forfarshire (Angus), 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 10 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Shearer, born in 1817 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, consisted of 11 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Jane Shearer, born in 1817 in Newburgh, Fife, Scotland. They had 4 children; Christina (born 1835 in Newburgh, Fife, Scotland), Ann (born 1841 in Newburgh, Fife, Scotland), Jane (born 1845 in Newburgh, Fife, Scotland) and George (born 1857 in Lochee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Granddaughter, Jane (born 1860 in Lochee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Alexander's Granddaughter, Robina (born 1863 in Lochee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Alexander's Grandson, Robert (born 1867 in Lochee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Alexander's Grandson, Peter (born 1870 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Alexander's Boarder, Mary Ann (born 1879 in Not Known).
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Alexander Shearer's household
Alexander
Shearer
Head
Jane
Shearer
Wife
Christina
Shearer
Daughter
Ann
Shearer
Daughter
Jane
Whitecross
Daughter
Jane
Shearer
Granddaughter
Robina
Shearer
Granddaughter
Robert
Anderson
Grandson
Peter
Shearer
Grandson
George
Shearer
Son
Mary Ann
Shearer
Boarder
| First name(s) | Alexander |
| Last name | Shearer |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 64 |
| Birth year | 1817 |
| Birth place | Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland |
Household members (11 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander | Shearer | Head | Married | 64 | 1817 | Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
Jane | Shearer | Wife | Married | 64 | 1817 | Newburgh, Fife, Scotland | |
Christina | Shearer | Daughter | Unmarried | 46 | 1835 | Newburgh, Fife, Scotland | |
Ann | Shearer | Daughter | Unmarried | 40 | 1841 | Newburgh, Fife, Scotland | |
Jane | Whitecross | Daughter | Married | 36 | 1845 | Newburgh, Fife, Scotland | |
Jane | Shearer | Granddaughter | Unmarried | 21 | 1860 | Lochee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Robina | Shearer | Granddaughter | - | 18 | 1863 | Lochee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Robert | Anderson | Grandson | - | 14 | 1867 | Lochee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Peter | Shearer | Grandson | - | 11 | 1870 | Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
George | Shearer | Son | - | 24 | 1857 | Lochee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Mary Ann | Shearer | Boarder | - | 2 | 1879 | Not Known |
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