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Household of William Shearer (born 1832, Orkney)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Holm, Orkney, 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.
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 1832 in Holm, Orkney, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Margaret Shearer, born in 1833 in Holm, Orkney, Scotland. They had 6 children; William (born 1856 in Holm, Orkney, Scotland), Margaret (born 1859 in Holm, Orkney, Scotland), Andrew (born 1867 in Holm, Orkney, Scotland), Edward (born 1869 in Holm, Orkney, Scotland), James (born 1872 in Holm, Orkney, Scotland) and Christina (born 1877 in Holm, Orkney, Scotland).
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William Shearer's household
William
Shearer
Head
Margaret
Shearer
Wife
William
Shearer
Son
Margaret
Shearer
Daughter
Andrew
Shearer
Son
Edward
Shearer
Son
James
Shearer
Son
Christina
Shearer
Daughter
| First name(s) | William |
| Last name | Shearer |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 49 |
| Birth year | 1832 |
| Birth place | Holm, Orkney, Scotland |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
William | Shearer | Head | Married | 49 | 1832 | Holm, Orkney, Scotland | |
Margaret | Shearer | Wife | Married | 48 | 1833 | Holm, Orkney, Scotland | |
William | Shearer | Son | Unmarried | 25 | 1856 | Holm, Orkney, Scotland | |
Margaret | Shearer | Daughter | Unmarried | 22 | 1859 | Holm, Orkney, Scotland | |
Andrew | Shearer | Son | - | 14 | 1867 | Holm, Orkney, Scotland | |
Edward | Shearer | Son | - | 12 | 1869 | Holm, Orkney, Scotland | |
James | Shearer | Son | - | 9 | 1872 | Holm, Orkney, Scotland | |
Christina | Shearer | Daughter | - | 4 | 1877 | Holm, Orkney, Scotland |
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