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Household of William Shearer (born 1833, Renfrewshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in New Kilpatrick, Dunbartonshire, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Shearer, born in 1833 in Yoker, Renfrewshire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Joan Shearer, born in 1832 in Duntocher, Dunbartonshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Mary (born 1860 in Duntocher, Dunbartonshire, Scotland), Thomas (born 1863 in Duntocher, Dunbartonshire, Scotland) and William (born 1868 in Duntocher, Dunbartonshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Grandson, Thomas Shearer, born in 1881 in Dunbartonshire, Scotland.


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William Shearer's household

Male

William

Shearer

Head
Female

Joan

Shearer

Wife
Female

Mary

Shearer

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Shearer

Son
Male

William

Shearer

Son
Male

Thomas

Shearer

Grandson
First name(s) William
Last name Shearer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Yoker, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Shearer

Head

Married

48

1833

Yoker, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Joan

Shearer

Wife

Married

49

1832

Duntocher, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Mary

Shearer

Daughter

Unmarried

21

1860

Duntocher, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Thomas

Shearer

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Duntocher, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

William

Shearer

Son

-

13

1868

Duntocher, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Thomas

Shearer

Grandson

-

0

1881

Dunbartonshire, Scotland

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