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Household of Alexander Shearer (born 1845, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Calton, 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 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Shearer, born in 1845 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 4 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Margaret Shearer, born in 1844 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Martha (born 1869 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1872 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Shearer's household

Male

Alexander

Shearer

Head
Female

Margaret

Shearer

Wife
Female

Martha

Shearer

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Shearer

Daughter
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Shearer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Shearer

Head

Married

36

1845

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Shearer

Wife

Married

37

1844

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Martha

Shearer

Daughter

Unmarried

12

1869

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Shearer

Daughter

Unmarried

9

1872

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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