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Household of Thomas Shearer (born 1829, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ecclesall Bierlow, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), England

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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.

Thomas Shearer and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Shearer, born in 1829 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Harriett Shearer, born in 1829 in Thorpe Common, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; Thomas F (born 1863 in Heeley, Yorkshire, England), Arthur Guy (born 1866 in Heeley, Yorkshire, England) and Emma (born 1857 in Heeley, Yorkshire, England). They had 2 grandchildren; Kate E (born 1877 in Heeley, Yorkshire, England) and Harold Thos (born 1881 in Heeley, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Grand Son Daughter, John A (born 1879 in Heeley, Yorkshire, England) and Thomas's Son In Law, John A W (born 1844 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).


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Thomas Shearer's household

Male

Thomas

Shearer

Head
Female

Harriett

Shearer

Wife
Male

Thomas F

Shearer

Son
Male

Arthur Guy

Shearer

Son
Female

Emma

Barber

Daughter
Female

Kate E

Barber

Grand Daughter
Male

John A

Barber

Grand Son Daughter
Male

Harold Thos

Barber

Grand Son
Male

John A W

Barber

Son In Law
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Shearer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Shearer

Head

Married

52

1829

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Harriett

Shearer

Wife

Married

52

1829

Thorpe Common, Yorkshire, England

Thomas F

Shearer

Son

Single

18

1863

Heeley, Yorkshire, England

Arthur Guy

Shearer

Son

Single

15

1866

Heeley, Yorkshire, England

Emma

Barber

Daughter

Married

24

1857

Heeley, Yorkshire, England

Kate E

Barber

Grand Daughter

Single

4

1877

Heeley, Yorkshire, England

John A

Barber

Grand Son Daughter

Single

2

1879

Heeley, Yorkshire, England

Harold Thos

Barber

Grand Son

Single

0

1881

Heeley, Yorkshire, England

John A W

Barber

Son In Law

Married

37

1844

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

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