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Household of Thomas Shearer (born 1821, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Georges, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Shearer, born in 1821 in London, Middlesex, consisted of 6 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Isabella Shearer, born in 1824 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 4 children; James (born 1857 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Annie (born 1861 in Midlothian, Scotland), Frederick (born 1864 in Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland) and Alexander (born 1866 in St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland).


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Thomas Shearer's household

Male

Thomas

Shearer

Head
Female

Isabella

Shearer

Wife
Male

James

Shearer

Son
Female

Annie

Shearer

Daughter
Male

Frederick

Shearer

Son
Male

Alexander

Shearer

Son
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Shearer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place London, Middlesex, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Shearer

Head

Married

60

1821

London, Middlesex, England

Isabella

Shearer

Wife

Married

57

1824

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

James

Shearer

Son

Unmarried

24

1857

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Annie

Shearer

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Midlothian, Scotland

Frederick

Shearer

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Alexander

Shearer

Son

-

15

1866

St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland

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