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Household of James Shearer (born 1820, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stonehouse, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Shearer, born in 1820 in Glassford, Lanarkshire, consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Shearer, born in 1821 in Argyllshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Agness (born 1859 in Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Thomas (born 1862 in Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, John (born 1822 in Strathaven, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and James's Servant, Johann (born 1862 in Argyllshire, Scotland).


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James Shearer's household

Male

James

Shearer

Head
Female

Mary

Shearer

Wife
Female

Agness

Shearer

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Shearer

Son
Male

John

Muir

Servant
Female

Johann

McLaurin

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Shearer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 61
Birth year 1820
Birth place Glassford, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Shearer

Head

Married

61

1820

Glassford, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Shearer

Wife

Married

60

1821

Argyllshire, Scotland

Agness

Shearer

Daughter

Unmarried

22

1859

Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

Shearer

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Muir

Servant

Married

59

1822

Strathaven, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Johann

McLaurin

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Argyllshire, Scotland

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