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Household of Robert Shearer (born 1842, Orkney)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sanday, 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.
Robert Shearer and 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Shearer, born in 1842 in Orkney, consisted of 9 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Mary Shearer, born in 1842 in Cross, Orkney, Scotland. They had 7 children; Betsy (born 1865 in Cross, Orkney, Scotland), Mary (born 1869 in Cross, Orkney, Scotland), George (born 1871 in Cross, Orkney, Scotland), James (born 1872 in Cross, Orkney, Scotland), Elen (born 1875 in Cross, Orkney, Scotland), Jessie (born 1880 in Cross, Orkney, Scotland) and David (born 1881 in Cross, Orkney, Scotland).
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Robert Shearer's household
Robert
Shearer
Head
Mary
Shearer
Wife
Betsy
Shearer
Daughter
Mary
Shearer
Daughter
George
Shearer
Son
James
Shearer
Son
Elen
Shearer
Daughter
Jessie
Shearer
Daughter
David
Shearer
Son
| First name(s) | Robert |
| Last name | Shearer |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 39 |
| Birth year | 1842 |
| Birth place | Orkney, Scotland |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Robert | Shearer | Head | Married | 39 | 1842 | Orkney, Scotland | |
Mary | Shearer | Wife | Married | 39 | 1842 | Cross, Orkney, Scotland | |
Betsy | Shearer | Daughter | Unmarried | 16 | 1865 | Cross, Orkney, Scotland | |
Mary | Shearer | Daughter | - | 12 | 1869 | Cross, Orkney, Scotland | |
George | Shearer | Son | - | 10 | 1871 | Cross, Orkney, Scotland | |
James | Shearer | Son | - | 9 | 1872 | Cross, Orkney, Scotland | |
Elen | Shearer | Daughter | - | 6 | 1875 | Cross, Orkney, Scotland | |
Jessie | Shearer | Daughter | - | 1 | 1880 | Cross, Orkney, Scotland | |
David | Shearer | Son | - | 0 | 1881 | Cross, Orkney, Scotland |
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