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Household of Gavin Shearer (born 1844, Lanarkshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Glassford, 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.
Gavin Shearer and 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Gavin Shearer, born in 1844 in Glassford, Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. Gavin was the head of the household, married to Janet Shearer, born in 1847 in Glassford, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Jeanie S (born 1874 in Glassford, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1875 in Glassford, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Robert W R (born 1877 in Glassford, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Elizabeth G (born 1879 in Glassford, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Gavin's Servant, Margaret Paterson, born in 1857 in Glassford, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
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Gavin Shearer's household
Gavin
Shearer
Head
Janet
Shearer
Wife
Jeanie S
Shearer
Daughter
James
Shearer
Son
Robert W R
Shearer
Son
Elizabeth G
Shearer
Daughter
Margaret
Paterson
Servant
| First name(s) | Gavin |
| Last name | Shearer |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 37 |
| Birth year | 1844 |
| Birth place | Glassford, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gavin | Shearer | Head | Married | 37 | 1844 | Glassford, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Janet | Shearer | Wife | Married | 34 | 1847 | Glassford, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Jeanie S | Shearer | Daughter | - | 7 | 1874 | Glassford, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
James | Shearer | Son | - | 6 | 1875 | Glassford, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Robert W R | Shearer | Son | - | 4 | 1877 | Glassford, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Elizabeth G | Shearer | Daughter | - | 2 | 1879 | Glassford, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Margaret | Paterson | Servant | - | 24 | 1857 | Glassford, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
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