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Household of James Shearer (born 1837, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Shearer, born in 1837 in Orkney, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Margaret M Shearer, born in 1836 in Orkney, Scotland. They had 6 children; Ann (born 1864 in Orkney, Scotland), John (born 1867 in Orkney, Scotland), Stewart (born 1870 in Orkney, Scotland), Margaret (born 1872 in Orkney, Scotland), Thomas (born 1874 in Orkney, Scotland) and Robert (born 1878 in Orkney, Scotland).


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James Shearer's household

Male

James

Shearer

Head
Female

Margaret M

Shearer

Wife
Female

Ann

Shearer

Daughter
Male

John

Shearer

Son
Male

Stewart

Shearer

Son
Female

Margaret

Shearer

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Shearer

Son
Male

Robert

Shearer

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Shearer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Orkney, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Shearer

Head

Married

44

1837

Orkney, Scotland

Margaret M

Shearer

Wife

Married

45

1836

Orkney, Scotland

Ann

Shearer

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Orkney, Scotland

John

Shearer

Son

Unmarried

14

1867

Orkney, Scotland

Stewart

Shearer

Son

-

11

1870

Orkney, Scotland

Margaret

Shearer

Daughter

-

9

1872

Orkney, Scotland

Thomas

Shearer

Son

-

7

1874

Orkney, Scotland

Robert

Shearer

Son

-

3

1878

Orkney, Scotland

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