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Household of Thomas Shearer (born 1830, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stonehouse, 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.

Thomas Shearer and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Shearer, born in 1830 in Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Barbara Shearer, born in 1847 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Margaret (born 1871 in Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Marion (born 1873 in Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1877 in Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Andrew (born 1880 in Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Mother, Marion Shearer, born in 1801 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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Thomas Shearer's household

Male

Thomas

Shearer

Head
Female

Barbara

Shearer

Wife
Female

Marion

Shearer

Mother
Female

Margaret

Shearer

Daughter
Female

Marion

Shearer

Daughter
Male

James

Shearer

Son
Male

Andrew

Shearer

Son
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Shearer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Shearer

Head

Married

51

1830

Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Barbara

Shearer

Wife

Married

34

1847

Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Marion

Shearer

Mother

Widow

80

1801

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Shearer

Daughter

-

10

1871

Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Marion

Shearer

Daughter

-

8

1873

Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Shearer

Son

-

4

1877

Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Andrew

Shearer

Son

-

1

1880

Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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