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Household of Robert Shearer (born 1847, Ayrshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Calder, 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.
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 1847 in Kilwinning, Ayrshire, consisted of 9 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Ellen F Shearer, born in 1849 in Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Ellen (born 1866 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Samuel (born 1868 in Kilwinning, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1870 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Hannah (born 1872 in Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Nephew, John (born 1880 in Midlothian, Scotland), Robert's Boarder, John (born 1850 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Robert's Boarder, William (born 1854 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
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Robert Shearer's household
Robert
Shearer
Head
Ellen F
Shearer
Wife
Ellen
Shearer
Daughter
Samuel
Shearer
Son
John
Shearer
Son
Hannah
Shearer
Daughter
John
Frew
Nephew
John
Stewart
Boarder
William
Balloch
Boarder
| First name(s) | Robert |
| Last name | Shearer |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 34 |
| Birth year | 1847 |
| Birth place | Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Robert | Shearer | Head | Married | 34 | 1847 | Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland | |
Ellen F | Shearer | Wife | Married | 32 | 1849 | Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland | |
Ellen | Shearer | Daughter | - | 15 | 1866 | Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Samuel | Shearer | Son | - | 13 | 1868 | Kilwinning, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
John | Shearer | Son | - | 11 | 1870 | Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Hannah | Shearer | Daughter | - | 9 | 1872 | Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland | |
John | Frew | Nephew | - | 1 | 1880 | Midlothian, Scotland | |
John | Stewart | Boarder | - | 31 | 1850 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
William | Balloch | Boarder | - | 27 | 1854 | Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
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