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Household of Isabella Shearer (born 1851, Orkney)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stronsay, Orkney, 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.
Isabella Shearer and 5 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Isabella Shearer, born in 1851 in Orkney, consisted of 6 members. Isabella was the head of the household, widow. She had 3 children; Thomas (born 1872 in Orkney, Scotland), Isabella (born 1874 in Orkney, Scotland) and Williamina (born 1876 in Orkney, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Isabella's Lodger, John McVoy, born in 1841 in England.
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Isabella Shearer's household
Isabella
Shearer
Head
Thomas
Shearer
Son
Isabella
Shearer
Daughter
Williamina
Shearer
Daughter
John
McVoy
Lodger
Jane
McVoy
Wife
| First name(s) | Isabella |
| Last name | Shearer |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Widow |
| Age | 30 |
| Birth year | 1851 |
| Birth place | Orkney, Scotland |
Household members (6 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Isabella | Shearer | Head | Widow | 30 | 1851 | Orkney, Scotland | |
Thomas | Shearer | Son | - | 9 | 1872 | Orkney, Scotland | |
Isabella | Shearer | Daughter | - | 7 | 1874 | Orkney, Scotland | |
Williamina | Shearer | Daughter | - | 5 | 1876 | Orkney, Scotland | |
John | McVoy | Lodger | Married | 40 | 1841 | England | |
Jane | McVoy | Wife | Married | 35 | 1846 | Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
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