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Household of John Shearer (born 1818, Orkney)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wick, Caithness, 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.
John Shearer and 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Shearer, born in 1818 in Orkney, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Shearer, born in 1834 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland. They had 4 children; David (born 1857 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland), George (born 1861 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland), John (born 1863 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1855 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Grandson, William (born 1877 in -) and John's Granddaughter, Margaret (born 1878 in -).
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John Shearer's household
John
Shearer
Head
Margaret
Shearer
Wife
David
Shearer
Son
George
Shearer
Son
John
Shearer
Son
Margaret
Shearer
Daughter
William
Weir
Grandson
Margaret
Weir
Granddaughter
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Shearer |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 63 |
| Birth year | 1818 |
| Birth place | Orkney, Scotland |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | Shearer | Head | Married | 63 | 1818 | Orkney, Scotland | |
Margaret | Shearer | Wife | Married | 47 | 1834 | Wick, Caithness, Scotland | |
David | Shearer | Son | Unmarried | 24 | 1857 | Wick, Caithness, Scotland | |
George | Shearer | Son | Unmarried | 20 | 1861 | Wick, Caithness, Scotland | |
John | Shearer | Son | - | 18 | 1863 | Wick, Caithness, Scotland | |
Margaret | Shearer | Daughter | Married | 26 | 1855 | Wick, Caithness, Scotland | |
William | Weir | Grandson | - | 4 | 1877 | - | |
Margaret | Weir | Granddaughter | - | 3 | 1878 | - |
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