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Household of Gavin Shearer (born 1828, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Eastern Old Monkland, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Gavin Shearer, born in 1828 in New Monkland, Lanarkshire, consisted of 5 members. Gavin was the head of the household, married to Mary Shearer, born in 1827 in New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Hugh (born 1845 in Calderbank, Lanarkshire, Scotland), George (born 1860 in Calderbank, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Gavin (born 1862 in Calderbank, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Gavin Shearer's household

Male

Gavin

Shearer

Head
Female

Mary

Shearer

Wife
Male

Hugh

Shearer

Son
Male

George

Shearer

Son
Male

Gavin

Shearer

Son
First name(s) Gavin
Last name Shearer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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Gavin

Shearer

Head

Married

53

1828

New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Shearer

Wife

Married

54

1827

New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Hugh

Shearer

Son

Married

36

1845

Calderbank, Lanarkshire, Scotland

George

Shearer

Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Calderbank, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Gavin

Shearer

Son

-

19

1862

Calderbank, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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