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Household of James Shearer (born 1839)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wigan, Lancashire, England
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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.
James Shearer and 9 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Shearer, born in 1839 in , consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Margaret Shearer, born in 1842 in Gateshead, Durham, England. They had 8 children; John G (born 1866 in Hetton, Durham, England), Mary (born 1868 in Hetton, Durham, England), Kate (born 1869 in Hetton, Durham, England), Jane A (born 1871 in Hetton, Durham, England), James (born 1873 in Hetton, Durham, England), William (born 1876 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), Margaret A (born 1878 in Wigan, Lancashire, England) and Isabell (born 1880 in Wigan, Lancashire, England).
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James Shearer's household
James
Shearer
Head
Margaret
Shearer
Wife
John G
Shearer
Son
Mary
Shearer
Daughter
Kate
Shearer
Daughter
Jane A
Shearer
Daughter
James
Shearer
Son
William
Shearer
Son
Margaret A
Shearer
Daughter
Isabell
Shearer
Daughter
| First name(s) | James |
| Last name | Shearer |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 42 |
| Birth year | 1839 |
| Birth place | Scotland |
Household members (10 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James | Shearer | Head | Married | 42 | 1839 | Scotland | |
Margaret | Shearer | Wife | Married | 39 | 1842 | Gateshead, Durham, England | |
John G | Shearer | Son | Single | 15 | 1866 | Hetton, Durham, England | |
Mary | Shearer | Daughter | Single | 13 | 1868 | Hetton, Durham, England | |
Kate | Shearer | Daughter | Single | 12 | 1869 | Hetton, Durham, England | |
Jane A | Shearer | Daughter | Single | 10 | 1871 | Hetton, Durham, England | |
James | Shearer | Son | Single | 8 | 1873 | Hetton, Durham, England | |
William | Shearer | Son | Single | 5 | 1876 | Wigan, Lancashire, England | |
Margaret A | Shearer | Daughter | Single | 3 | 1878 | Wigan, Lancashire, England | |
Isabell | Shearer | Daughter | Single | 1 | 1880 | Wigan, Lancashire, England |
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