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Household of Richard Shearer (born 1841, Herefordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

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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.

Richard Shearer and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Shearer, born in 1841 in Leintwardine, Herefordshire, consisted of 6 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Mary Shearer, born in 1836 in Bucknell, Shropshire, England. They had 4 children; Arthur (born 1869 in Leintwardine, Herefordshire, England), Richard (born 1871 in Leintwardine, Herefordshire, England), Lizzie (born 1873 in Leintwardine, Herefordshire, England) and Christopher (born 1876 in Richards Castle, Herefordshire, England).


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Richard Shearer's household

Male

Richard

Shearer

Head
Female

Mary

Shearer

Wife
Male

Arthur

Shearer

Son
Male

Richard

Shearer

Son
Female

Lizzie

Shearer

Daughter
Male

Christopher

Shearer

Son
First name(s) Richard
Last name Shearer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Leintwardine, Herefordshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Shearer

Head

Married

40

1841

Leintwardine, Herefordshire, England

Mary

Shearer

Wife

Married

45

1836

Bucknell, Shropshire, England

Arthur

Shearer

Son

Single

12

1869

Leintwardine, Herefordshire, England

Richard

Shearer

Son

Single

10

1871

Leintwardine, Herefordshire, England

Lizzie

Shearer

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Leintwardine, Herefordshire, England

Christopher

Shearer

Son

Single

5

1876

Richards Castle, Herefordshire, England

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