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Household of Alexander Shearer (born 1823, Dunbartonshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dennistoun, 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.
Alexander Shearer and 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Shearer, born in 1823 in Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, consisted of 8 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Margaret Shearer, born in 1827 in Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Alexander (born 1855 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Thomas (born 1857 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Agnes B (born 1861 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary W (born 1865 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Margaret P (born 1868 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Grandson, Alexander Shearer, born in 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
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Alexander Shearer's household
Alexander
Shearer
Head
Margaret
Shearer
Wife
Alexander
Shearer
Son
Thomas
Shearer
Son
Agnes B
Shearer
Daughter
Mary W
Shearer
Daughter
Margaret P
Shearer
Daughter
Alexander
Shearer
Grandson
| First name(s) | Alexander |
| Last name | Shearer |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 58 |
| Birth year | 1823 |
| Birth place | Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, Scotland |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander | Shearer | Head | Married | 58 | 1823 | Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, Scotland | |
Margaret | Shearer | Wife | Married | 54 | 1827 | Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, Scotland | |
Alexander | Shearer | Son | Unmarried | 26 | 1855 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Thomas | Shearer | Son | Unmarried | 24 | 1857 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Agnes B | Shearer | Daughter | Unmarried | 20 | 1861 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Mary W | Shearer | Daughter | Unmarried | 16 | 1865 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Margaret P | Shearer | Daughter | - | 13 | 1868 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Alexander | Shearer | Grandson | - | 8 | 1873 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
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