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Household of James Shearer (born 1837)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blantyre, Lanarkshire, 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 , consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Janet Shearer, born in 1843 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Isabella (born 1859 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Daniel (born 1861 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1868 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Archibald (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1875 in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John (born 1877 in Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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James Shearer's household

Male

James

Shearer

Head
Female

Janet

Shearer

Wife
Female

Isabella

Shearer

Daughter
Male

Daniel

Shearer

Son
Male

James

Shearer

Son
Male

Archibald

Shearer

Son
Female

Margaret

Shearer

Daughter
Male

John

Shearer

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

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

Ireland

Janet

Shearer

Wife

Married

38

1843

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Isabella

Shearer

Daughter

Unmarried

22

1859

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Daniel

Shearer

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Shearer

Son

-

13

1868

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Archibald

Shearer

Son

-

11

1870

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Shearer

Daughter

-

6

1875

Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Shearer

Son

-

4

1877

Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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