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Household of Peter Shearer (born 1857, Orkney)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kirkwall, Orkney, 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.

Peter Shearer and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Shearer, born in 1857 in Kirkwall, Orkney, consisted of 5 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Charlotte E H Shearer, born in 1859 in England. They had 2 children; Charles W (born 1879 in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland) and Peter W (born 1880 in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Peter's Servant, Margaret R Johnston, born in 1857 in Walls, Orkney, Scotland.


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Peter Shearer's household

Male

Peter

Shearer

Head
Female

Charlotte E H

Shearer

Wife
Male

Charles W

Shearer

Son
Male

Peter W

Shearer

Son
Female

Margaret R

Johnston

Servant
First name(s) Peter
Last name Shearer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 24
Birth year 1857
Birth place Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter

Shearer

Head

Married

24

1857

Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland

Charlotte E H

Shearer

Wife

Married

22

1859

England

Charles W

Shearer

Son

-

2

1879

Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland

Peter W

Shearer

Son

-

1

1880

Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland

Margaret R

Johnston

Servant

Unmarried

24

1857

Walls, Orkney, Scotland

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