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Household of John Shearer (born 1838, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, 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.

John Shearer and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Shearer, born in 1838 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, consisted of 4 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Shearer, born in 1841 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; John, born 1866 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household was John's Nephew, John Obeirne, born in 1865 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland.


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John Shearer's household

Male

John

Shearer

Head
Female

Margaret

Shearer

Wife
Male

John

Shearer

Son
Male

John

Obeirne

Nephew
First name(s) John
Last name Shearer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Shearer

Head

Married

43

1838

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Margaret

Shearer

Wife

Married

40

1841

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

John

Shearer

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

John

Obeirne

Nephew

Unmarried

16

1865

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

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