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Household of John Shearer (born 1844, Lanarkshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kelvin, 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 10 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Shearer, born in 1844 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 11 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret D Shearer, born in 1847 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Agnes M (born 1872 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Margaret E (born 1874 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1876 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James D (born 1877 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Constance C (born 1879 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Jessie M H (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Aunt, Margaret W (born 1833 in Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland), John's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1856 in Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland) and John's Servant, Jane (born 1851 in Perthshire, Scotland).
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John Shearer's household
John
Shearer
Head
Margaret D
Shearer
Wife
Agnes M
Shearer
Daughter
Margaret E
Shearer
Daughter
John
Shearer
Son
James D
Shearer
Son
Constance C
Shearer
Daughter
Jessie M H
Shearer
Daughter
Margaret W
Craig
Aunt
Elizabeth
Fergus
Servant
Jane
Turner
Servant
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Shearer |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 37 |
| Birth year | 1844 |
| Birth place | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
Household members (11 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | Shearer | Head | Married | 37 | 1844 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Margaret D | Shearer | Wife | Married | 34 | 1847 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Agnes M | Shearer | Daughter | - | 9 | 1872 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Margaret E | Shearer | Daughter | - | 7 | 1874 | Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
John | Shearer | Son | - | 5 | 1876 | Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
James D | Shearer | Son | - | 4 | 1877 | Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Constance C | Shearer | Daughter | - | 2 | 1879 | Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Jessie M H | Shearer | Daughter | - | 0 | 1881 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Margaret W | Craig | Aunt | Widow | 48 | 1833 | Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Fergus | Servant | Unmarried | 25 | 1856 | Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland | |
Jane | Turner | Servant | Unmarried | 30 | 1851 | Perthshire, Scotland |
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