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Household of James Shearer (born 1834, 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.
James Shearer and 15 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Shearer, born in 1834 in Orkney, consisted of 16 members. James was the head of the household, married to Isabella Shearer, born in 1844 in Orkney, Scotland. They had 12 children; Annie (born 1863 in Orkney, Scotland), Jessie (born 1866 in Orkney, Scotland), Sophia B (born 1867 in Orkney, Scotland), Isabella F (born 1868 in Orkney, Scotland), Joanna (born 1869 in Orkney, Scotland), James (born 1870 in Orkney, Scotland), Peter (born 1871 in Orkney, Scotland), John (born 1873 in Orkney, Scotland), Alfred (born 1875 in Orkney, Scotland), William (born 1878 in Orkney, Scotland), Ernest (born 1879 in Orkney, Scotland) and Barbara J (born 1881 in Orkney, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, William (born 1865 in Orkney, Scotland) and James's Mother-In-Law, Rebecca (born 1824 in Orkney, Scotland).
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James Shearer's household
James
Shearer
Head
Isabella
Shearer
Wife
Annie
Shearer
Daughter
Jessie
Shearer
Daughter
Sophia B
Shearer
Daughter
Isabella F
Shearer
Daughter
Joanna
Shearer
Daughter
James
Shearer
Son
Peter
Shearer
Son
John
Shearer
Son
Alfred
Shearer
Son
William
Shearer
Son
Ernest
Shearer
Son
Barbara J
Shearer
Daughter
William
Maxwell
Servant
Rebecca
Cooper
Mother-In-Law
| First name(s) | James |
| Last name | Shearer |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 47 |
| Birth year | 1834 |
| Birth place | Orkney, Scotland |
Household members (16 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James | Shearer | Head | Married | 47 | 1834 | Orkney, Scotland | |
Isabella | Shearer | Wife | Married | 37 | 1844 | Orkney, Scotland | |
Annie | Shearer | Daughter | Unmarried | 18 | 1863 | Orkney, Scotland | |
Jessie | Shearer | Daughter | Unmarried | 15 | 1866 | Orkney, Scotland | |
Sophia B | Shearer | Daughter | Unmarried | 14 | 1867 | Orkney, Scotland | |
Isabella F | Shearer | Daughter | Unmarried | 13 | 1868 | Orkney, Scotland | |
Joanna | Shearer | Daughter | Unmarried | 12 | 1869 | Orkney, Scotland | |
James | Shearer | Son | Unmarried | 11 | 1870 | Orkney, Scotland | |
Peter | Shearer | Son | Unmarried | 10 | 1871 | Orkney, Scotland | |
John | Shearer | Son | Unmarried | 8 | 1873 | Orkney, Scotland | |
Alfred | Shearer | Son | Unmarried | 6 | 1875 | Orkney, Scotland | |
William | Shearer | Son | - | 3 | 1878 | Orkney, Scotland | |
Ernest | Shearer | Son | - | 2 | 1879 | Orkney, Scotland | |
Barbara J | Shearer | Daughter | - | 0 | 1881 | Orkney, Scotland | |
William | Maxwell | Servant | - | 16 | 1865 | Orkney, Scotland | |
Rebecca | Cooper | Mother-In-Law | - | 57 | 1824 | Orkney, Scotland |
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