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Household of James Shearer (born 1831, Orkney)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stromness, 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.
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 1831 in Stromness, Orkney, consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to May Shearer, born in 1842 in Stromness, Orkney, Scotland. They had 7 children; James (born 1866 in Stromness, Orkney, Scotland), John Wm (born 1868 in Stromness, Orkney, Scotland), Margaret (born 1871 in Stromness, Orkney, Scotland), Cecilia (born 1873 in Stromness, Orkney, Scotland), May (born 1875 in Stromness, Orkney, Scotland), Charles (born 1877 in Stromness, Orkney, Scotland) and David (born 1880 in Stromness, Orkney, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Brother-In-Law, James Sutherland, born in 1831 in Stromness, Orkney, Scotland.
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James Shearer's household
James
Shearer
Head
May
Shearer
Wife
James
Shearer
Son
John Wm
Shearer
Son
Margaret
Shearer
Daughter
Cecilia
Shearer
Daughter
May
Shearer
Daughter
Charles
Shearer
Son
David
Shearer
Son
James
Sutherland
Brother-In-Law
| First name(s) | James |
| Last name | Shearer |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 50 |
| Birth year | 1831 |
| Birth place | Stromness, Orkney, Scotland |
Household members (10 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James | Shearer | Head | Married | 50 | 1831 | Stromness, Orkney, Scotland | |
May | Shearer | Wife | Married | 39 | 1842 | Stromness, Orkney, Scotland | |
James | Shearer | Son | Unmarried | 15 | 1866 | Stromness, Orkney, Scotland | |
John Wm | Shearer | Son | Unmarried | 13 | 1868 | Stromness, Orkney, Scotland | |
Margaret | Shearer | Daughter | - | 10 | 1871 | Stromness, Orkney, Scotland | |
Cecilia | Shearer | Daughter | - | 8 | 1873 | Stromness, Orkney, Scotland | |
May | Shearer | Daughter | - | 6 | 1875 | Stromness, Orkney, Scotland | |
Charles | Shearer | Son | - | 4 | 1877 | Stromness, Orkney, Scotland | |
David | Shearer | Son | - | 1 | 1880 | Stromness, Orkney, Scotland | |
James | Sutherland | Brother-In-Law | Unmarried | 50 | 1831 | Stromness, Orkney, Scotland |
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