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Household of Janet Shearer (born 1835, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in East Kilbride, 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.

Janet Shearer and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Janet Shearer, born in 1835 in East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, consisted of 6 members. Janet was the head of the household, married to Margaret Shearer, born in 1870 in East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Margaret (born 1870 in East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Elisabeth (born 1872 in East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1874 in East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Robert (born 1876 in East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Janet's Granddaughter, Bettie Shearer, born in 1875 in East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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Janet Shearer's household

Female

Janet

Shearer

Head
Female

Margaret

Shearer

Daughter
Female

Elisabeth

Shearer

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Shearer

Son
Male

Robert

Shearer

Son
Female

Bettie

Shearer

Granddaughter
First name(s) Janet
Last name Shearer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Janet

Shearer

Head

Married

46

1835

East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Shearer

Daughter

Unmarried

11

1870

East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elisabeth

Shearer

Daughter

-

9

1872

East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

Shearer

Son

-

7

1874

East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Shearer

Son

-

5

1876

East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Bettie

Shearer

Granddaughter

-

6

1875

East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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