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Household of Robert Shearer (born 1835, Orkney)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Shapinshay, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Shearer, born in 1835 in Orkney, consisted of 7 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Jane Shearer, born in 1838 in Orkney, Scotland. They had 4 children; James (born 1866 in Orkney, Scotland), Betsy (born 1868 in Orkney, Scotland), William (born 1871 in Orkney, Scotland) and Jane (born 1878 in Orkney, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Robert's Lodger, Mary Sinclair, born in 1835 in Orkney, Scotland.


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Robert Shearer's household

Male

Robert

Shearer

Head
Female

Jane

Shearer

Wife
Male

James

Shearer

Son
Female

Betsy

Shearer

Daughter
Male

William

Shearer

Son
Female

Jane

Shearer

Daughter
Female

Mary

Sinclair

Lodger
First name(s) Robert
Last name Shearer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Orkney, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Shearer

Head

Married

46

1835

Orkney, Scotland

Jane

Shearer

Wife

Married

43

1838

Orkney, Scotland

James

Shearer

Son

-

15

1866

Orkney, Scotland

Betsy

Shearer

Daughter

-

13

1868

Orkney, Scotland

William

Shearer

Son

-

10

1871

Orkney, Scotland

Jane

Shearer

Daughter

-

3

1878

Orkney, Scotland

Mary

Sinclair

Lodger

-

46

1835

Orkney, Scotland

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