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Household of James Shearer (born 1854)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bridgeton, 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 1854 in , consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, married to Margaret McBruty Or Shearer, born in 1851 in -. They had 4 children; John (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Peter (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Joseph (born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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James Shearer's household

Male

James

Shearer

Head
Female

Margaret

McBruty Or Shearer

Wife
Male

John

Shearer

Son
Male

James

Shearer

Son
Male

Peter

Shearer

Son
Male

Joseph

Shearer

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Shearer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place -

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Shearer

Head

Married

27

1854

-

Margaret

McBruty Or Shearer

Wife

Married

30

1851

-

John

Shearer

Son

-

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Shearer

Son

-

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Peter

Shearer

Son

-

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Joseph

Shearer

Son

-

1

1880

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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