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Household of Francis Shearer (born 1821, Caithness)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wick (Landward), Caithness, 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.

Francis Shearer and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Francis Shearer, born in 1821 in Wick, Caithness, consisted of 6 members. Francis was the head of the household, married to Janet Shearer, born in 1831 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland. They had 4 children; David (born 1860 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland), Francis (born 1865 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland), Alexander (born 1869 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland) and Janet (born 1873 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland).


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Francis Shearer's household

Male

Francis

Shearer

Head
Female

Janet

Shearer

Wife
Male

David

Shearer

Son
Male

Francis

Shearer

Son
Male

Alexander

Shearer

Son
Female

Janet

Shearer

Daughter
First name(s) Francis
Last name Shearer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Francis

Shearer

Head

Married

60

1821

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Janet

Shearer

Wife

Married

50

1831

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

David

Shearer

Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Francis

Shearer

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Alexander

Shearer

Son

Unmarried

12

1869

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Janet

Shearer

Daughter

-

8

1873

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

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