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Household of Thomas Shearer (born 1851, Stirlingshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, 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 1851 in Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, consisted of 5 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Agnes Shearer, born in 1854 in Campbeltown, Argyllshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Peter (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Agnes (born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Mother-In-Law, Agnes Langwill, born in 1811 in Clifton, Perthshire, Scotland.


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Thomas Shearer's household

Male

Thomas

Shearer

Head
Female

Agnes

Shearer

Wife
Male

Peter

Shearer

Son
Female

Agnes

Shearer

Daughter
Female

Agnes

Langwill

Mother-In-Law
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Shearer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Shearer

Head

Married

30

1851

Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Agnes

Shearer

Wife

Married

27

1854

Campbeltown, Argyllshire, Scotland

Peter

Shearer

Son

Unmarried

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes

Shearer

Daughter

Unmarried

1

1880

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes

Langwill

Mother-In-Law

Widow

70

1811

Clifton, Perthshire, Scotland

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