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Household of William Shearer (born 1850)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Shields, Durham, 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 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Shearer, born in 1850 in , consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jean Shearer, born in 1853 in Scotland. They had 5 children; William (born 1873 in Northampton, Northamptonshire, England), Isabella (born 1875 in Jarrow, Durham, England), Jean (born 1877 in Hebburn, Durham, England), Janet (born 1878 in Jarrow, Durham, England) and John (born 1880 in Hebburn, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Sister In Law, Jemima Shearer, born in 1845 in Scotland.
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William Shearer's household
William
Shearer
Head
Jean
Shearer
Wife
William
Shearer
Son
Isabella
Shearer
Daughter
Jean
Shearer
Daughter
Janet
Shearer
Daughter
John
Shearer
Son
Jemima
Shearer
Sister In Law
| First name(s) | William |
| Last name | Shearer |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 31 |
| Birth year | 1850 |
| Birth place | Scotland |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
William | Shearer | Head | Married | 31 | 1850 | Scotland | |
Jean | Shearer | Wife | Married | 28 | 1853 | Scotland | |
William | Shearer | Son | Single | 8 | 1873 | Northampton, Northamptonshire, England | |
Isabella | Shearer | Daughter | Single | 6 | 1875 | Jarrow, Durham, England | |
Jean | Shearer | Daughter | Single | 4 | 1877 | Hebburn, Durham, England | |
Janet | Shearer | Daughter | Single | 3 | 1878 | Jarrow, Durham, England | |
John | Shearer | Son | Single | 1 | 1880 | Hebburn, Durham, England | |
Jemima | Shearer | Sister In Law | Widow | 36 | 1845 | Scotland |
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