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Household of William Shearer (born 1821, Caithness)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Orphir, 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 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Shearer, born in 1821 in Dunnet, Caithness, consisted of 3 members. William was the head of the household, widower. He had 1 child; Georgina, born 1848 in Walls, Orkney, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household was William's Sister-In-Law, Isabella Shearer, born in 1797 in Walls, Orkney, Scotland.


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William Shearer's household

Male

William

Shearer

Head
Female

Georgina

Shearer

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Shearer

Sister-In-Law
First name(s) William
Last name Shearer
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Dunnet, Caithness, Scotland

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Shearer

Head

Widower

60

1821

Dunnet, Caithness, Scotland

Georgina

Shearer

Daughter

Unmarried

33

1848

Walls, Orkney, Scotland

Isabella

Shearer

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

84

1797

Walls, Orkney, Scotland

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