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Household of Alexander Shearer (born 1858, Dunbartonshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Govan Church, 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 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Shearer, born in 1858 in Cumbernauld, Dunbartonshire, consisted of 9 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Agnes Shearer, born in 1838 in Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; Robert (born 1859 in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1863 in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1865 in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1868 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1870 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Janet (born 1872 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Daniel (born 1875 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
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Alexander Shearer's household
Alexander
Shearer
Head
Agnes
Shearer
Wife
Robert
Shearer
Son
Mary
Shearer
Daughter
Jane
Shearer
Daughter
James
Shearer
Son
Alexander
Shearer
Son
Janet
Shearer
Daughter
Daniel
Shearer
Son
| First name(s) | Alexander |
| Last name | Shearer |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 23 |
| Birth year | 1858 |
| Birth place | Cumbernauld, Dunbartonshire, Scotland |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander | Shearer | Head | Married | 23 | 1858 | Cumbernauld, Dunbartonshire, Scotland | |
Agnes | Shearer | Wife | Married | 43 | 1838 | Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
Robert | Shearer | Son | Unmarried | 22 | 1859 | Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Mary | Shearer | Daughter | Unmarried | 18 | 1863 | Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Jane | Shearer | Daughter | - | 16 | 1865 | Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
James | Shearer | Son | - | 13 | 1868 | Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Alexander | Shearer | Son | - | 11 | 1870 | Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Janet | Shearer | Daughter | - | 9 | 1872 | Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Daniel | Shearer | Son | - | 6 | 1875 | Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
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