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Household of Peter Shearer (born 1826)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hutchesontown, 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.

Peter Shearer and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Shearer, born in 1826 in , consisted of 8 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Margaret Shearer, born in 1835 in Ireland. They had 6 children; Patrick (born 1858 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1865 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Marie (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Hubert (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Thomas (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Ann (born 1851 in Fife, Scotland).


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Peter Shearer's household

Male

Peter

Shearer

Head
Female

Margaret

Shearer

Wife
Male

Patrick

Shearer

Son
Male

William

Shearer

Son
Female

Marie

Shearer

Daughter
Male

Hubert

Shearer

Son
Male

Thomas

Shearer

Son
Female

Ann

Connil

Daughter
First name(s) Peter
Last name Shearer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Ireland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter

Shearer

Head

Married

55

1826

Ireland

Margaret

Shearer

Wife

Married

46

1835

Ireland

Patrick

Shearer

Son

Unmarried

23

1858

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Shearer

Son

-

16

1865

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Marie

Shearer

Daughter

-

11

1870

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Hubert

Shearer

Son

-

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

Shearer

Son

-

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ann

Connil

Daughter

Married

30

1851

Fife, Scotland

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