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Household of Donald Shearer (born 1835)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Croydon, Surrey, England
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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.
Donald Shearer and 11 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Donald Shearer, born in 1835 in , consisted of 12 members. Donald was the head of the household, married to A M C Shearer, born in 1843 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England. They had 5 children; George W C (born 1870 in Scotland), A M C (born 1872 in Scotland), B M (born 1873 in Scotland), Helen F (born 1875 in Anerley, Surrey, England) and Dorothy (born 1881 in Croydon, Surrey, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Donald's Servant, Isabel (born 1853 in Middlesex, England), Donald's Servant, Mary (born 1847 in Rainham, Essex, England), Donald's Servant, Sarah (born 1855 in Charlton, Kent, England), Donald's Servant, Emily J (born 1842 in Middlesex, England) and Donald's Servant, Mary L (born 1861 in Stafford, Staffordshire, England).
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Donald Shearer's household
Donald
Shearer
Head
A M C
Shearer
Wife
George W C
Shearer
Son
A M C
Shearer
Daughter
B M
Shearer
Daughter
Helen F
Shearer
Daughter
Dorothy
Shearer
Daughter
Isabel
Perman
Servant
Mary
Levermore
Servant
Sarah
Gattrell
Servant
Emily J
Reeve
Servant
Mary L
Lee
Servant
| First name(s) | Donald |
| Last name | Shearer |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 46 |
| Birth year | 1835 |
| Birth place | Scotland |
Household members (12 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Donald | Shearer | Head | Married | 46 | 1835 | Scotland | |
A M C | Shearer | Wife | Married | 38 | 1843 | Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England | |
George W C | Shearer | Son | Single | 11 | 1870 | Scotland | |
A M C | Shearer | Daughter | Single | 9 | 1872 | Scotland | |
B M | Shearer | Daughter | Single | 8 | 1873 | Scotland | |
Helen F | Shearer | Daughter | Single | 6 | 1875 | Anerley, Surrey, England | |
Dorothy | Shearer | Daughter | Single | 0 | 1881 | Croydon, Surrey, England | |
Isabel | Perman | Servant | Single | 28 | 1853 | Middlesex, England | |
Mary | Levermore | Servant | Single | 34 | 1847 | Rainham, Essex, England | |
Sarah | Gattrell | Servant | Single | 26 | 1855 | Charlton, Kent, England | |
Emily J | Reeve | Servant | Single | 39 | 1842 | Middlesex, England | |
Mary L | Lee | Servant | Single | 20 | 1861 | Stafford, Staffordshire, England |
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