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Household of Thomas Shearer (born 1854, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St George Landward, 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.

Thomas Shearer and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Shearer, born in 1854 in London, Middlesex, consisted of 5 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Janet Shearer, born in 1858 in Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Catherine (born 1878 in St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland) and Thomas (born 1880 in St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Brother-In-Law, John Brennan, born in 1866 in Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland.


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Thomas Shearer's household

Male

Thomas

Shearer

Head
Female

Janet

Shearer

Wife
Female

Catherine

Shearer

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Shearer

Son
Male

John

Brennan

Brother-In-Law
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Shearer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place London, Middlesex, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Shearer

Head

Married

27

1854

London, Middlesex, England

Janet

Shearer

Wife

Married

23

1858

Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland

Catherine

Shearer

Daughter

-

3

1878

St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland

Thomas

Shearer

Son

-

1

1880

St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland

John

Brennan

Brother-In-Law

Unmarried

15

1866

Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland

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