James H M Thompson
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Household of James Shearer (born 1821, Banffshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Govan Church, 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 3 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Shearer, born in 1821 in Banffshire, consisted of 4 members. James was the head of the household, married to Margaret Shearer, born in 1816 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland. They had 1 child; John, born 1851 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household was James's Niece, Martha Chalmers, born in 1852 in Strichen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
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James Shearer's household
James
Shearer
Head
Margaret
Shearer
Wife
John
Shearer
Son
Martha
Chalmers
Niece
| First name(s) | James |
| Last name | Shearer |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 60 |
| Birth year | 1821 |
| Birth place | Banffshire, Scotland |
Household members (4 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James | Shearer | Head | Married | 60 | 1821 | Banffshire, Scotland | |
Margaret | Shearer | Wife | Married | 65 | 1816 | Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland | |
John | Shearer | Son | Unmarried | 30 | 1851 | Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland | |
Martha | Chalmers | Niece | Unmarried | 29 | 1852 | Strichen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
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