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Household of William Shearer (born 1822, Orkney)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stronsay, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Shearer, born in 1822 in Orkney, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jane Shearer, born in 1832 in Orkney, Scotland. They had 5 children; William (born 1855 in Orkney, Scotland), Peter (born 1861 in Orkney, Scotland), David (born 1867 in Orkney, Scotland), Robert (born 1870 in Orkney, Scotland) and Charles (born 1873 in Orkney, Scotland).


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William Shearer's household

Male

William

Shearer

Head
Female

Jane

Shearer

Wife
Male

William

Shearer

Son
Male

Peter

Shearer

Son
Male

David

Shearer

Son
Male

Robert

Shearer

Son
Male

Charles

Shearer

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Shearer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 59
Birth year 1822
Birth place Orkney, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Shearer

Head

Married

59

1822

Orkney, Scotland

Jane

Shearer

Wife

Married

49

1832

Orkney, Scotland

William

Shearer

Son

Unmarried

26

1855

Orkney, Scotland

Peter

Shearer

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Orkney, Scotland

David

Shearer

Son

Unmarried

14

1867

Orkney, Scotland

Robert

Shearer

Son

Unmarried

11

1870

Orkney, Scotland

Charles

Shearer

Son

Unmarried

8

1873

Orkney, Scotland

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