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Household of Walter M Shearer (born 1833)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Rochdale, Lancashire, England

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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.

Walter M Shearer and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Walter M Shearer, born in 1833 in , consisted of 12 members. Walter M was the head of the household, married to Isabella Shearer, born in 1840 in Scotland. They had 9 children; Jane (born 1861 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England), Elizabeth A (born 1863 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England), James (born 1868 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England), George K (born 1870 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England), Margaret (born 1871 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England), Roberta ? (born 1873 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England), William (born 1874 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England), Jessie (born 1877 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England) and Isabel (born 1881 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Walter M's Cousin, Elizabeth Heman, born in 1858 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England.


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Walter M Shearer's household

Male

Walter M

Shearer

Head
Female

Isabella

Shearer

Wife
Female

Jane

Shearer

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth A

Shearer

Daughter
Male

James

Shearer

Son
Male

George K

Shearer

Son
Female

Margaret

Shearer

Daughter
Female

Roberta ?

Shearer

Daughter
Male

William

Shearer

Son
Female

Jessie

Shearer

Daughter
Female

Isabel

Shearer

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Heman

Cousin
First name(s) Walter M
Last name Shearer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Scotland

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Walter M

Shearer

Head

Married

48

1833

Scotland

Isabella

Shearer

Wife

Married

41

1840

Scotland

Jane

Shearer

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth A

Shearer

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

James

Shearer

Son

Single

13

1868

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

George K

Shearer

Son

Single

11

1870

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Shearer

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Roberta ?

Shearer

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

William

Shearer

Son

Single

7

1874

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Jessie

Shearer

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Isabel

Shearer

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Heman

Cousin

Single

23

1858

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

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