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Household of John Shearer (born 1833, Caithness)

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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Shearer, born in 1833 in Wick, Caithness, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Catherine Shearer, born in 1835 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland. They had 4 children; Margaret (born 1868 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland), Annie J I (born 1870 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland), James (born 1871 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland) and Jessie (born 1877 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland).


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John Shearer's household

Male

John

Shearer

Head
Female

Catherine

Shearer

Wife
Female

Margaret

Shearer

Daughter
Female

Annie J I

Shearer

Daughter
Male

James

Shearer

Son
Female

Jessie

Shearer

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Shearer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Shearer

Head

Married

48

1833

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Catherine

Shearer

Wife

Married

46

1835

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Margaret

Shearer

Daughter

-

13

1868

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Annie J I

Shearer

Daughter

-

11

1870

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

James

Shearer

Son

-

10

1871

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Jessie

Shearer

Daughter

-

4

1877

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

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