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Household of Gavin Shearer (born 1839, Lanarkshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bothwell, 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 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Gavin Shearer, born in 1839 in Lanarkshire, consisted of 9 members. Gavin was the head of the household, married to Isabella Shearer, born in 1841 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 6 children; Jeanie R (born 1871 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James W (born 1873 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Margaret S (born 1875 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Gavin J (born 1877 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Isabella (born 1879 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John A F (born 1881 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Gavin's Servant, Agnes Meikle, born in 1861 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
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Gavin Shearer's household
Gavin
Shearer
Head
Isabella
Shearer
Wife
Jeanie R
Shearer
Daughter
James W
Shearer
Son
Margaret S
Shearer
Daughter
Gavin J
Shearer
Son
Isabella
Shearer
Daughter
John A F
Shearer
Son
Agnes
Meikle
Servant
| First name(s) | Gavin |
| Last name | Shearer |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 42 |
| Birth year | 1839 |
| Birth place | Lanarkshire, Scotland |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gavin | Shearer | Head | Married | 42 | 1839 | Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Isabella | Shearer | Wife | Married | 40 | 1841 | Leith, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Jeanie R | Shearer | Daughter | Unmarried | 10 | 1871 | Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
James W | Shearer | Son | Unmarried | 8 | 1873 | Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Margaret S | Shearer | Daughter | Unmarried | 6 | 1875 | Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Gavin J | Shearer | Son | Unmarried | 4 | 1877 | Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Isabella | Shearer | Daughter | Unmarried | 2 | 1879 | Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
John A F | Shearer | Son | Unmarried | 0 | 1881 | Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Agnes | Meikle | Servant | Unmarried | 20 | 1861 | Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
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