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Household of James Shearer (born 1838, Wigtownshire)
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 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Shearer, born in 1838 in Leswalt, Wigtownshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Jane Shearer, born in 1841 in Portpatrick, Wigtownshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; James (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Adam (born 1872 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Janet (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Robert (born 1881 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
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James Shearer's household
James
Shearer
Head
Jane
Shearer
Wife
James
Shearer
Son
Adam
Shearer
Son
Janet
Shearer
Daughter
Margaret
Shearer
Daughter
William
Shearer
Son
Robert
Shearer
Son
| First name(s) | James |
| Last name | Shearer |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 43 |
| Birth year | 1838 |
| Birth place | Leswalt, Wigtownshire, Scotland |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James | Shearer | Head | Married | 43 | 1838 | Leswalt, Wigtownshire, Scotland | |
Jane | Shearer | Wife | Married | 40 | 1841 | Portpatrick, Wigtownshire, Scotland | |
James | Shearer | Son | - | 11 | 1870 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Adam | Shearer | Son | - | 9 | 1872 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Janet | Shearer | Daughter | - | 6 | 1875 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Margaret | Shearer | Daughter | - | 4 | 1877 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
William | Shearer | Son | - | 2 | 1879 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Robert | Shearer | Son | - | 0 | 1881 | Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
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