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Household of Robert Shearer (born 1853, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Rutherglen, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Shearer, born in 1853 in Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, consisted of 5 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Margaret Shearer, born in 1857 in Cumbernauld, Dunbartonshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Jane G (born 1878 in Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Thomas (born 1881 in Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Robert's Lodger, Allan Ralston, born in 1799 in Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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Robert Shearer's household

Male

Robert

Shearer

Head
Female

Margaret

Shearer

Wife
Female

Jane G

Shearer

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Shearer

Son
Male

Allan

Ralston

Lodger
First name(s) Robert
Last name Shearer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Shearer

Head

Married

28

1853

Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Shearer

Wife

Married

24

1857

Cumbernauld, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Jane G

Shearer

Daughter

-

3

1878

Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

Shearer

Son

-

0

1881

Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Allan

Ralston

Lodger

Unmarried

82

1799

Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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