William Morton
Born 1846
Start a free trial to view
Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time
Household of Alexander Shearer (born 1851, Caithness)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in North Leith, Midlothian, Scotland
More informationkeyboard_arrow_down
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 4 other people are on this record
More informationkeyboard_arrow_down
In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Shearer, born in 1851 in Keiss, Caithness, consisted of 5 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Margaret Shearer, born in 1845 in Caithness, Scotland. They had 3 children; Jane (born 1871 in Caithness, Scotland), Barbara H E (born 1875 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland) and Alexander C (born 1879 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland).
Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time
Alexander Shearer's household
Alexander
Shearer
Head
Margaret
Shearer
Wife
Jane
Shearer
Daughter
Barbara H E
Shearer
Daughter
Alexander C
Shearer
Son
| First name(s) | Alexander |
| Last name | Shearer |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 30 |
| Birth year | 1851 |
| Birth place | Keiss, Caithness, Scotland |
Household members (5 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander | Shearer | Head | Married | 30 | 1851 | Keiss, Caithness, Scotland | |
Margaret | Shearer | Wife | Married | 36 | 1845 | Caithness, Scotland | |
Jane | Shearer | Daughter | Unmarried | 10 | 1871 | Caithness, Scotland | |
Barbara H E | Shearer | Daughter | - | 6 | 1875 | Wick, Caithness, Scotland | |
Alexander C | Shearer | Son | - | 2 | 1879 | Leith, Midlothian, Scotland |
Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections
Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of Alexander Shearer in North Leith in 1881, and follow the Shearer family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.
We've found family trees for Alexander Shearer
We’ve found Alexander Shearer in 72 family trees. Find out more about Alexander Shearer's household and view the Shearer family in family trees created by Findmypast members.
Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census
These might have been neighbours of Alexander Shearer, recorded on nearby pages of the 1881 Census.