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Household of Peter Shearer (born 1846, 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 1846 in Holm, Orkney, consisted of 5 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Jessie A Shearer, born in 1853 in England. They had 3 children; Mary R (born 1872 in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland), Jessie A (born 1877 in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland) and Margaret G (born 1881 in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland).
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Peter Shearer's household
Peter
Shearer
Head
Jessie A
Shearer
Wife
Mary R
Shearer
Daughter
Jessie A
Shearer
Daughter
Margaret G
Shearer
Daughter
| First name(s) | Peter |
| Last name | Shearer |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 35 |
| Birth year | 1846 |
| Birth place | Holm, 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 | 35 | 1846 | Holm, Orkney, Scotland | |
Jessie A | Shearer | Wife | Married | 28 | 1853 | England | |
Mary R | Shearer | Daughter | - | 9 | 1872 | Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland | |
Jessie A | Shearer | Daughter | - | 4 | 1877 | Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland | |
Margaret G | Shearer | Daughter | - | 0 | 1881 | Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland |
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