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Household of John Shearer (born 1847, Stirlingshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Campsie, Stirlingshire, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Shearer, born in 1847 in Campsie, Stirlingshire, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Christina Shearer, born in 1844 in Campsie, Stirlingshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; John (born 1868 in Campsie, Stirlingshire, Scotland), Jessie (born 1870 in Campsie, Stirlingshire, Scotland), William (born 1873 in Campsie, Stirlingshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1876 in Campsie, Stirlingshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1878 in Campsie, Stirlingshire, Scotland) and Mary (born 1880 in Campsie, Stirlingshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Father-In-Law, John (born 1801 in Campsie, Stirlingshire, Scotland) and John's Niece, Elizabeth (born 1868 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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John Shearer's household

Male

John

Shearer

Head
Female

Christina

Shearer

Wife
Male

John

Shearer

Son
Female

Jessie

Shearer

Daughter
Male

William

Shearer

Son
Female

Jane

Shearer

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Shearer

Son
Female

Mary

Shearer

Daughter
Male

John

Morrison

Father-In-Law
Female

Elizabeth

Brown

Niece
First name(s) John
Last name Shearer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Campsie, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Shearer

Head

Married

34

1847

Campsie, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Christina

Shearer

Wife

Married

37

1844

Campsie, Stirlingshire, Scotland

John

Shearer

Son

Unmarried

13

1868

Campsie, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Jessie

Shearer

Daughter

Unmarried

11

1870

Campsie, Stirlingshire, Scotland

William

Shearer

Son

-

8

1873

Campsie, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Jane

Shearer

Daughter

-

5

1876

Campsie, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Alexander

Shearer

Son

-

3

1878

Campsie, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Mary

Shearer

Daughter

-

1

1880

Campsie, Stirlingshire, Scotland

John

Morrison

Father-In-Law

Widower

80

1801

Campsie, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Brown

Niece

-

13

1868

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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