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Household of Alexander Shearer (born 1822, Lanarkshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cathcart, Renfrewshire, 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 1822 in Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, consisted of 8 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Janet Shearer, born in 1822 in Dunoon, Argyllshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Janet (born 1848 in Glassford, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Andrew (born 1859 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Archibald (born 1862 in Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Alexander (born 1868 in Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Boarder, Isabella (born 1877 in Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Servant, Isabella (born 1828 in Burness, Sutherland, Scotland).
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Alexander Shearer's household
Alexander
Shearer
Head
Janet
Shearer
Wife
Janet
Shearer
Daughter
Andrew
Shearer
Son
Archibald
Shearer
Son
Alexander
Shearer
Son
Isabella
McAllister
Boarder
Isabella
Ross
Servant
| First name(s) | Alexander |
| Last name | Shearer |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 59 |
| Birth year | 1822 |
| Birth place | Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander | Shearer | Head | Married | 59 | 1822 | Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Janet | Shearer | Wife | Married | 59 | 1822 | Dunoon, Argyllshire, Scotland | |
Janet | Shearer | Daughter | Unmarried | 33 | 1848 | Glassford, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Andrew | Shearer | Son | Unmarried | 22 | 1859 | Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Archibald | Shearer | Son | Unmarried | 19 | 1862 | Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
Alexander | Shearer | Son | Unmarried | 13 | 1868 | Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
Isabella | McAllister | Boarder | - | 4 | 1877 | Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
Isabella | Ross | Servant | Unmarried | 53 | 1828 | Burness, Sutherland, Scotland |
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