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Household of James Shearer (born 1832, Ayrshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gorbals, 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 1832 in Fairlie, Ayrshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Marion Shearer, born in 1829 in Ardrossan, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Grace (born 1854 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Marion (born 1856 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1858 in Saltcoats, Ayrshire, Scotland), David (born 1860 in Stevenston, Ayrshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1865 in Stevenston, Ayrshire, Scotland) and James (born 1869 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
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James Shearer's household
James
Shearer
Head
Marion
Shearer
Wife
Grace
Shearer
Daughter
Marion
Shearer
Daughter
John
Shearer
Son
David
Shearer
Son
Margaret
Shearer
Daughter
James
Shearer
Son
| First name(s) | James |
| Last name | Shearer |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 49 |
| Birth year | 1832 |
| Birth place | Fairlie, Ayrshire, Scotland |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James | Shearer | Head | Married | 49 | 1832 | Fairlie, Ayrshire, Scotland | |
Marion | Shearer | Wife | Married | 52 | 1829 | Ardrossan, Ayrshire, Scotland | |
Grace | Shearer | Daughter | Unmarried | 27 | 1854 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Marion | Shearer | Daughter | Unmarried | 25 | 1856 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
John | Shearer | Son | Unmarried | 23 | 1858 | Saltcoats, Ayrshire, Scotland | |
David | Shearer | Son | Unmarried | 21 | 1860 | Stevenston, Ayrshire, Scotland | |
Margaret | Shearer | Daughter | - | 16 | 1865 | Stevenston, Ayrshire, Scotland | |
James | Shearer | Son | - | 12 | 1869 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
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