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Household of Peter Shearer (born 1835, Orkney)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrew's, Midlothian, 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 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Shearer, born in 1835 in Orkney, consisted of 9 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Margaret Shearer, born in 1838 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 7 children; William (born 1865 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Peter (born 1865 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Magnus (born 1869 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Jessie (born 1871 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), James (born 1874 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), John (born 1874 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Elizabeth (born 1878 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
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Peter Shearer's household
Peter
Shearer
Head
Margaret
Shearer
Wife
William
Shearer
Son
Peter
Shearer
Son
Magnus
Shearer
Son
Jessie
Shearer
Daughter
James
Shearer
Son
John
Shearer
Son
Elizabeth
Shearer
Daughter
| First name(s) | Peter |
| Last name | Shearer |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 46 |
| Birth year | 1835 |
| Birth place | Orkney, Scotland |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Peter | Shearer | Head | Married | 46 | 1835 | Orkney, Scotland | |
Margaret | Shearer | Wife | Married | 43 | 1838 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
William | Shearer | Son | Unmarried | 16 | 1865 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Peter | Shearer | Son | Unmarried | 16 | 1865 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Magnus | Shearer | Son | - | 12 | 1869 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Jessie | Shearer | Daughter | - | 10 | 1871 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
James | Shearer | Son | - | 7 | 1874 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
John | Shearer | Son | - | 7 | 1874 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Shearer | Daughter | - | 3 | 1878 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland |
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