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Household of John Shearer (born 1849, Lanarkshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blantyre, 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 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Shearer, born in 1849 in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Shearer, born in 1852 in Barrhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Mary (born 1872 in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Agnes (born 1874 in England), James (born 1876 in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1881 in Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, John Logan, born in 1821 in Shettleston, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
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John Shearer's household
John
Shearer
Head
Mary
Shearer
Wife
Mary
Shearer
Daughter
Agnes
Shearer
Daughter
James
Shearer
Son
Margaret
Shearer
Daughter
John
Logan
Boarder
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Shearer |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 32 |
| Birth year | 1849 |
| Birth place | Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | Shearer | Head | Married | 32 | 1849 | Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Mary | Shearer | Wife | Married | 29 | 1852 | Barrhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
Mary | Shearer | Daughter | - | 9 | 1872 | Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Agnes | Shearer | Daughter | - | 7 | 1874 | England | |
James | Shearer | Son | - | 5 | 1876 | Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Margaret | Shearer | Daughter | - | 0 | 1881 | Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
John | Logan | Boarder | Widower | 60 | 1821 | Shettleston, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
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