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Household of John Shearer (born 1833, Caithness)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Turriff, Aberdeenshire, 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 1833 in Canisbay, Caithness, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Shearer, born in 1835 in Canisbay, Caithness, Scotland. They had 5 children; Elizabeth T (born 1863 in Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland), Georgebella (born 1866 in Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland), Christina M (born 1868 in Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland), Eric J (born 1874 in Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Edith (born 1879 in Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Ann Morrison, born in 1863 in Gamrie, Banffshire, Scotland.
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John Shearer's household
John
Shearer
Head
Elizabeth
Shearer
Wife
Elizabeth T
Shearer
Daughter
Georgebella
Shearer
Daughter
Christina M
Shearer
Daughter
Eric J
Shearer
Son
Edith
Shearer
Daughter
Ann
Morrison
Servant
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Shearer |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 48 |
| Birth year | 1833 |
| Birth place | Canisbay, Caithness, Scotland |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | Shearer | Head | Married | 48 | 1833 | Canisbay, Caithness, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Shearer | Wife | Married | 46 | 1835 | Canisbay, Caithness, Scotland | |
Elizabeth T | Shearer | Daughter | Unmarried | 18 | 1863 | Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland | |
Georgebella | Shearer | Daughter | - | 15 | 1866 | Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland | |
Christina M | Shearer | Daughter | - | 13 | 1868 | Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland | |
Eric J | Shearer | Son | - | 7 | 1874 | Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Edith | Shearer | Daughter | - | 2 | 1879 | Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Ann | Morrison | Servant | - | 18 | 1863 | Gamrie, Banffshire, Scotland |
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