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Household of Thomas Shearer (born 1827, Midlothian)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Edinburgh, St Giles, 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 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Shearer, born in 1827 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, widower. He had 7 children; Thomas (born 1857 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), John (born 1859 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Margaret (born 1859 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Jessie (born 1862 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1865 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Mary (born 1867 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Harriet (born 1871 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
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Thomas Shearer's household
Thomas
Shearer
Head
Thomas
Shearer
Son
John
Shearer
Son
Margaret
Shearer
Daughter
Jessie
Shearer
Daughter
Elizabeth
Shearer
Daughter
Mary
Shearer
Daughter
Harriet
Shearer
Daughter
| First name(s) | Thomas |
| Last name | Shearer |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Widower |
| Age | 54 |
| Birth year | 1827 |
| Birth place | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Thomas | Shearer | Head | Widower | 54 | 1827 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Thomas | Shearer | Son | Unmarried | 24 | 1857 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
John | Shearer | Son | Unmarried | 22 | 1859 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Margaret | Shearer | Daughter | Unmarried | 22 | 1859 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Jessie | Shearer | Daughter | Unmarried | 19 | 1862 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Shearer | Daughter | Unmarried | 16 | 1865 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Mary | Shearer | Daughter | - | 14 | 1867 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Harriet | Shearer | Daughter | - | 10 | 1871 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland |
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