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Household of James Shearer (born 1844, Lanarkshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Avondale, 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 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Shearer, born in 1844 in Avondale, Lanarkshire, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Annie Shearer, born in 1848 in Argyllshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Mary (born 1871 in Avondale, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1872 in Avondale, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Agness (born 1878 in Avondale, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Christina (born 1879 in Avondale, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Annie (born 1881 in Avondale, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Visitor, Flora (born 1851 in Argyllshire, Scotland) and James's Visitor, Jane (born 1880 in Argyllshire, Scotland).
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James Shearer's household
James
Shearer
Head
Annie
Shearer
Wife
Mary
Shearer
Daughter
James
Shearer
Son
Agness
Shearer
Daughter
Christina
Shearer
Daughter
Annie
Shearer
Daughter
Flora
Finly
Visitor
Jane
Finly
Visitor
| First name(s) | James |
| Last name | Shearer |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 37 |
| Birth year | 1844 |
| Birth place | Avondale, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James | Shearer | Head | Married | 37 | 1844 | Avondale, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Annie | Shearer | Wife | Married | 33 | 1848 | Argyllshire, Scotland | |
Mary | Shearer | Daughter | - | 10 | 1871 | Avondale, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
James | Shearer | Son | - | 9 | 1872 | Avondale, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Agness | Shearer | Daughter | - | 3 | 1878 | Avondale, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Christina | Shearer | Daughter | - | 2 | 1879 | Avondale, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Annie | Shearer | Daughter | - | 0 | 1881 | Avondale, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Flora | Finly | Visitor | Married | 30 | 1851 | Argyllshire, Scotland | |
Jane | Finly | Visitor | - | 1 | 1880 | Argyllshire, Scotland |
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