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Household of Christopher Shearer (born 1822, Lanarkshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in East Kilbride, 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.
Christopher Shearer and 10 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Christopher Shearer, born in 1822 in Avondale, Lanarkshire, consisted of 11 members. Christopher was the head of the household, married to Janet Shearer, born in 1832 in East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; William (born 1857 in East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Archibald (born 1859 in East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1869 in East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Janet (born 1872 in East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Christopher's Servant, Mary (born 1858 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Christopher's Servant, Agnes (born 1864 in Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Christopher's Servant, Archibald (born 1845 in Dunbartonshire, Scotland), Christopher's Servant, Duncan (born 1858 in Denny, Stirlingshire, Scotland) and Christopher's Servant, Robert (born 1864 in Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
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Christopher Shearer's household
Christopher
Shearer
Head
Janet
Shearer
Wife
William
Shearer
Son
Archibald
Shearer
Son
Mary
Shearer
Daughter
Janet
Shearer
Daughter
Mary
Brownlie
Servant
Agnes
Sorbie
Servant
Archibald
Flemig
Servant
Duncan
Fletcher
Servant
Robert
Wilson
Servant
| First name(s) | Christopher |
| Last name | Shearer |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 59 |
| Birth year | 1822 |
| Birth place | Avondale, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
Household members (11 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Christopher | Shearer | Head | Married | 59 | 1822 | Avondale, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Janet | Shearer | Wife | Married | 49 | 1832 | East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
William | Shearer | Son | Unmarried | 24 | 1857 | East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Archibald | Shearer | Son | Unmarried | 22 | 1859 | East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Mary | Shearer | Daughter | Unmarried | 12 | 1869 | East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Janet | Shearer | Daughter | Unmarried | 9 | 1872 | East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Mary | Brownlie | Servant | Unmarried | 23 | 1858 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Agnes | Sorbie | Servant | Unmarried | 17 | 1864 | Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Archibald | Flemig | Servant | Unmarried | 36 | 1845 | Dunbartonshire, Scotland | |
Duncan | Fletcher | Servant | Unmarried | 23 | 1858 | Denny, Stirlingshire, Scotland | |
Robert | Wilson | Servant | Unmarried | 17 | 1864 | Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
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