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Household of George Shearer (born 1822, Banffshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Alvah, Banffshire, 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.

George Shearer and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of George Shearer, born in 1822 in Marnoch, Banffshire, consisted of 6 members. George was the head of the household, married to Christina Shearer, born in 1826 in Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Alexander (born 1865 in Banffshire, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1853 in Banffshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were George's Granddaughter, Christina (born 1877 in Banffshire, Scotland) and George's Nephew, Charles (born 1869 in King Edward, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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George Shearer's household

Male

George

Shearer

Head
Female

Christina

Shearer

Wife
Male

Alexander

Shearer

Son
Female

Margaret

Shearer

Daughter
Female

Christina

Shearer

Granddaughter
Male

Charles

Hunter

Nephew
First name(s) George
Last name Shearer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 59
Birth year 1822
Birth place Marnoch, Banffshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

George

Shearer

Head

Married

59

1822

Marnoch, Banffshire, Scotland

Christina

Shearer

Wife

Married

55

1826

Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander

Shearer

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Banffshire, Scotland

Margaret

Shearer

Daughter

Unmarried

28

1853

Banffshire, Scotland

Christina

Shearer

Granddaughter

-

4

1877

Banffshire, Scotland

Charles

Hunter

Nephew

-

12

1869

King Edward, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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