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Household of Robert Shearer (born 1828, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Shearer, born in 1828 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, consisted of 6 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Margaret Shearer, born in 1831 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Alexander (born 1862 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1864 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1866 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Annie (born 1878 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Robert Shearer's household

Male

Robert

Shearer

Head
Female

Margaret

Shearer

Wife
Male

Alexander

Shearer

Son
Female

Margaret

Shearer

Daughter
Male

William

Shearer

Son
Female

Annie

Shearer

Daughter
First name(s) Robert
Last name Shearer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Shearer

Head

Married

53

1828

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Shearer

Wife

Married

50

1831

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

Shearer

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Shearer

Daughter

-

17

1864

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Shearer

Son

-

15

1866

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Annie

Shearer

Daughter

-

3

1878

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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