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Household of James Shearer (born 1819, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Greenock Middle, Renfrewshire, 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 1819 in Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Catherine Anderson, born in 1835 in New Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Margaret L (born 1854 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Agnes C (born 1864 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1866 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), John (born 1869 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1871 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and William (born 1874 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland).


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James Shearer's household

Male

James

Shearer

Head
Female

Catherine

Anderson

Wife
Female

Margaret L

Shearer

Daughter
Female

Agnes C

Shearer

Daughter
Male

James

Shearer

Son
Male

John

Shearer

Son
Male

Robert

Shearer

Son
Male

William

Shearer

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Shearer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 62
Birth year 1819
Birth place Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Shearer

Head

Married

62

1819

Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Catherine

Anderson

Wife

Married

46

1835

New Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret L

Shearer

Daughter

Unmarried

27

1854

Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes C

Shearer

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Shearer

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

John

Shearer

Son

Unmarried

12

1869

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Robert

Shearer

Son

Unmarried

10

1871

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

William

Shearer

Son

Unmarried

7

1874

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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