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Household of William Shearer (born 1839, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackfriars, Lanarkshire, 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Shearer, born in 1839 in Maybole, Ayrshire, consisted of 11 members. William was the head of the household, married to Janet Shearer, born in 1839 in Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 9 children; Andrew (born 1860 in Coylton, Ayrshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1862 in Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland), Isabella (born 1866 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1868 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jessie (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), David (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Agnes (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John (born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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William Shearer's household

Male

William

Shearer

Head
Female

Janet

Shearer

Wife
Male

Andrew

Shearer

Son
Female

Mary

Shearer

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Shearer

Daughter
Male

William

Shearer

Son
Female

Jessie

Shearer

Daughter
Male

David

Shearer

Son
Female

Margaret

Shearer

Daughter
Female

Agnes

Shearer

Daughter
Male

John

Shearer

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Shearer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Shearer

Head

Married

42

1839

Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland

Janet

Shearer

Wife

Married

42

1839

Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland

Andrew

Shearer

Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Coylton, Ayrshire, Scotland

Mary

Shearer

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland

Isabella

Shearer

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Shearer

Son

-

13

1868

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jessie

Shearer

Daughter

-

11

1870

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

David

Shearer

Son

-

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Shearer

Daughter

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes

Shearer

Daughter

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Shearer

Son

-

1

1880

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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