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Household of John Shearer (born 1844, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gorbals, 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 1844 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane Shearer, born in 1845 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Jane (born 1869 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jessie (born 1871 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and James (born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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John Shearer's household

Male

John

Shearer

Head
Female

Jane

Shearer

Wife
Female

Jane

Shearer

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Shearer

Daughter
Female

Mary

Shearer

Daughter
Male

John

Shearer

Son
Male

William

Shearer

Son
Male

James

Shearer

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Shearer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (8 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

Jane

Shearer

Wife

Married

36

1845

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Jane

Shearer

Daughter

-

12

1869

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jessie

Shearer

Daughter

-

10

1871

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Shearer

Daughter

-

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Shearer

Son

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Shearer

Son

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Shearer

Son

-

1

1880

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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