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Household of Hugh Shearer (born 1848, Caithness)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kirkhill, Invernessshire, 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.
Hugh Shearer and 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Hugh Shearer, born in 1848 in Wick, Caithness, consisted of 8 members. Hugh was the head of the household, married to Isabella Shearer, born in 1850 in Kildonan, Sutherland, Scotland. They had 5 children; Margaret (born 1873 in Leith, Sutherland, Scotland), Robert J R (born 1875 in Leith, Sutherland, Scotland), Violet (born 1879 in Kirkhill, Invernessshire, Scotland), Elizabeth J (born 1881 in Kirkhill, Invernessshire, Scotland) and Mary (born 1877 in Leith, Sutherland, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Hugh's Servant, Margaret McPherson, born in 1862 in Invernessshire, Scotland.
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Hugh Shearer's household
Hugh
Shearer
Head
Isabella
Shearer
Wife
Margaret
Shearer
Daughter
Robert J R
Shearer
Son
Violet
Shearer
Daughter
Elizabeth J
Shearer
Daughter
Mary
Shearer
Daughter
Margaret
McPherson
Servant
| First name(s) | Hugh |
| Last name | Shearer |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 33 |
| Birth year | 1848 |
| Birth place | Wick, Caithness, Scotland |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hugh | Shearer | Head | Married | 33 | 1848 | Wick, Caithness, Scotland | |
Isabella | Shearer | Wife | Married | 31 | 1850 | Kildonan, Sutherland, Scotland | |
Margaret | Shearer | Daughter | - | 8 | 1873 | Leith, Sutherland, Scotland | |
Robert J R | Shearer | Son | - | 6 | 1875 | Leith, Sutherland, Scotland | |
Violet | Shearer | Daughter | - | 2 | 1879 | Kirkhill, Invernessshire, Scotland | |
Elizabeth J | Shearer | Daughter | - | 0 | 1881 | Kirkhill, Invernessshire, Scotland | |
Mary | Shearer | Daughter | - | 4 | 1877 | Leith, Sutherland, Scotland | |
Margaret | McPherson | Servant | Unmarried | 19 | 1862 | Invernessshire, Scotland |
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