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Household of Thomas Shearer (born 1836, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in East Kilbride, 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 1836 in Glassford, Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Margaret Shearer, born in 1841 in Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Mag (born 1869 in Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Will (born 1871 in Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Annie (born 1876 in Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Grace (born 1878 in Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and James (born 1881 in Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Thomas Shearer's household

Male

Thomas

Shearer

Head
Female

Margaret

Shearer

Wife
Female

Mag

Shearer

Daughter
Male

Will

Shearer

Son
Female

Annie

Shearer

Daughter
Female

Grace

Shearer

Daughter
Male

James

Shearer

Son
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Shearer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Glassford, 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

45

1836

Glassford, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Shearer

Wife

Married

40

1841

Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mag

Shearer

Daughter

Unmarried

12

1869

Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Will

Shearer

Son

Unmarried

10

1871

Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Annie

Shearer

Daughter

Unmarried

5

1876

Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Grace

Shearer

Daughter

Unmarried

3

1878

Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Shearer

Son

Unmarried

0

1881

Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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