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Household of John Shearer (born 1842, Wigtownshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blythswood, 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.
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 1842 in Portpatrick, Wigtownshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Marion Shearer, born in 1846 in Portpatrick, Wigtownshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Alex (born 1869 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1871 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Marion (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Grace (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Jane (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
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John Shearer's household
John
Shearer
Head
Marion
Shearer
Wife
Alex
Shearer
Son
John
Shearer
Son
Marion
Shearer
Daughter
Grace
Shearer
Daughter
William
Shearer
Son
Jane
Shearer
Daughter
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Shearer |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 39 |
| Birth year | 1842 |
| Birth place | Portpatrick, Wigtownshire, Scotland |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | Shearer | Head | Married | 39 | 1842 | Portpatrick, Wigtownshire, Scotland | |
Marion | Shearer | Wife | Married | 35 | 1846 | Portpatrick, Wigtownshire, Scotland | |
Alex | Shearer | Son | - | 12 | 1869 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
John | Shearer | Son | - | 10 | 1871 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Marion | Shearer | Daughter | - | 8 | 1873 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Grace | Shearer | Daughter | - | 6 | 1875 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
William | Shearer | Son | - | 2 | 1879 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Jane | Shearer | Daughter | - | 0 | 1881 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
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