Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of Edward Shearer (born 1851, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dennistoun, Lanarkshire, Scotland

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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.

Edward Shearer and 6 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of Edward Shearer, born in 1851 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. Edward was the head of the household, married to Rose Shearer, born in 1851 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Kate (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Jane (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Edward's Boarder, Rosan (born 1817 in Ireland) and Edward's Boarder, James (born 1856 in Ireland).


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Edward Shearer's household

Male

Edward

Shearer

Head
Female

Rose

Shearer

Wife
Female

Kate

Shearer

Daughter
Female

Mary

Shearer

Daughter
Female

Jane

Shearer

Daughter
Female

Rosan

Corrigan

Boarder
Male

James

Corrigan

Boarder
First name(s) Edward
Last name Shearer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edward

Shearer

Head

Married

30

1851

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Rose

Shearer

Wife

Married

30

1851

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Kate

Shearer

Daughter

-

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Shearer

Daughter

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Shearer

Daughter

-

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Rosan

Corrigan

Boarder

Widow

64

1817

Ireland

James

Corrigan

Boarder

Unmarried

25

1856

Ireland

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of Edward Shearer in Dennistoun in 1881, and follow the Shearer family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for Edward Shearer

We’ve found Edward Shearer in 46 family trees. Find out more about Edward Shearer's household and view the Shearer family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census