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Household of William Shearer (born 1819)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Liverpool, 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.

William Shearer and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Shearer, born in 1819 in , consisted of 12 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Shearer, born in 1833 in Scotland. They had 3 children; Marion (born 1861 in Scotland), James (born 1864 in Scotland) and Elizabeth (born 1869 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Son In Law, John (born 1855 in Scotland), William's Boarder, William (born 1828 in Ipswich, Suffolk, England), William's Boarder, James (born 1851 in Scotland), William's Boarder, Thomas (born 1847 in Scotland), William's Boarder, John (born 1845 in Scotland), William's Boarder, James (born 1854 in Scotland) and William's Boarder, William (born 1849 in Scotland).


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William Shearer's household

Male

William

Shearer

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Shearer

Wife
Female

Marion

Shearer

Daughter
Male

James

Shearer

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Shearer

Daughter
Male

John

Mc Bride

Son In Law
Male

William

Rimpley

Boarder
Male

James

Sharp

Boarder
Male

Thomas

Lloyd

Boarder
Male

John

Kennedy

Boarder
Male

James

Mc Roy

Boarder
Male

William

Ferguson

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Shearer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 62
Birth year 1819
Birth place Scotland

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Shearer

Head

Married

62

1819

Scotland

Elizabeth

Shearer

Wife

Married

48

1833

Scotland

Marion

Shearer

Daughter

Married

20

1861

Scotland

James

Shearer

Son

Single

17

1864

Scotland

Elizabeth

Shearer

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

John

Mc Bride

Son In Law

Single

26

1855

Scotland

William

Rimpley

Boarder

Single

53

1828

Ipswich, Suffolk, England

James

Sharp

Boarder

Single

30

1851

Scotland

Thomas

Lloyd

Boarder

Single

34

1847

Scotland

John

Kennedy

Boarder

Single

36

1845

Scotland

James

Mc Roy

Boarder

Single

27

1854

Scotland

William

Ferguson

Boarder

Single

32

1849

Scotland

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