Harrower Family Tree » James Shearer (1811-????)

Personal data James Shearer 

Sources 1, 2
  • He was born in the year 1811 in Glassford, Lanarkshire, Scotland.Sources 1, 2
  • Occupations:
    • in the year 1861 Blast Furnace Labourer in 37 Store Row, Carnock, Fife, Scotland.Source 2
    • in the year 1851 Coal Miner in Low Quarter, Quarter, Lanarkshire, Scotland.Source 1
  • Resident:
    • in the year 1861: 37 Store Row, Carnock, Fife, Scotland.Source 2
    • in the year 1851: Low Quarter, Quarter, Lanarkshire, Scotland.Source 1

Household of James Shearer

He is married to Elizabeth Goold.

They got married on May 24, 1834 at Avondale, Lanarkshire, Scotland, he was 23 years old.Source 3


Child(ren):

  1. Gavin Shearer  1844-????
  2. Andrew Gold Shearer  1848-1900 
  3. Elizabeth Shearer  1850-????
  4. James Shearer  1858-????
  5. Isabella Shearer  1839-????
  6. Jean Shearer  1843-????


Notes about James Shearer

1. Glassford is a small village located 5 miles south of Hamilton, and 2 miles north-east of Strathaven, in South Lanarkshire, Scotland.

2. Possible death James Shearer
Birth: unknown
Death: 26 Oct 1881
Burial: Glassford Cemetery, Glassford, South Lanarkshire, Scotland
Memorial #: 129668822
Created by: Kelvingrove (48278037)
Added: 12 May 2014
URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/129668822/james-shearer
Citation: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 28 November 2020), memorial page for James Shearer (unknown-26 Oct 1881), Find a Grave Memorial no. 129668822, citing Glassford Cemetery, Glassford, South Lanarkshire, Scotland ; Maintained by Kelvingrove (contributor 48278037) .

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Ancestors (and descendant) of James Shearer

James Shearer
1811-????

1834

Elizabeth Goold
1813-????

Gavin Shearer
1844-????
Andrew Gold Shearer
1848-1900
Elizabeth Shearer
1850-????
James Shearer
1858-????
Isabella Shearer
1839-????
Jean Shearer
1843-????

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Sources

  1. 1851 Scotland Census Ancestry.com, Record for James Shearer Parish: Hamilton; ED: 4; Page: 6; Line: 6; Roll: CSSCT1851_168; Year: 1851 1851 Scotland Census [Ancestry.com] The 1851 Census for Scotland was taken on the night of 30/31 March 1851. The following information was requested: place, name, relationship to head of family, marital status, age, gender, profession, birthplace, and whether blind, deaf, and dumb. Database online.
    Record for James Shearer
    Name: James Shearer
    Age: 38
    Estimated Birth Year: abt 1813
    Relationship: Head
    Spouse: Elisabeth Shearer
    Gender: Male
    Where born: Glassford, Lanarkshire
    Parish Number: 647
    Civil Parish: Hamilton
    Town: Quarter
    County: Lanarkshire
    Address: Low Quarter
    Occupation: Coal Miner
    ED: 4
    Page: 6
    Household Schedule Number: 20
    Line: 6
    Roll: CSSCT1851_168
    Household Members:
    Name Age
    James Shearer 38
    Elisabeth Shearer 36
    Isabella Shearer 12
    Jean Shearer 8
    Gavin Shearer 7
    Andrew Shearer 3
    Elisabeth Shearer 1
  2. 1861 Scotland Census Ancestry.com, Record for James Shearer Parish: Carnock; ED: 4; Page: 11; Line: 1; Roll: CSSCT1861_54 1861 Scotland Census [Ancestry.com] The 1861 Census for Scotland was taken on the night of 7/8 April 1861. The following information was requested: place, name, relationship to head of family, marital status, age, gender, profession, birthplace, and whether blind, deaf, and dumb. Database online.
    Record for James Shearer
    Name: James Shearer
    Age: 50
    Estimated Birth Year: abt 1811
    Relationship: Head
    Spouse's name: Elizabeth Shearer
    Gender: Male
    Where born: Glassford, Lanarkshire
    Registration Number: 414
    Registration District: Carnock
    Civil Parish: Carnock
    County: Fife
    Address: 37 Store Row
    Occupation: Blast Furnace Labourer
    ED: 4
    Household Schedule Number: 36
    Line: 1
    Roll: CSSCT1861_54
    Household Members:
    Name Age
    James Shearer 50
    Elizabeth Shearer 48
    Gavin Shearer 17 Ironstone Miner
    Andrew Shearer 13 Ironstone Miner
    Elizabeth Shearer 11
    James Shearer 3
  3. Scotlands People - Old Parish Registers of Banns and Marriages, 1834 SHEARER, JAMES, ELIZABETH GOOLD 24/05/1834 621/40 246 Avondale Downloaded from Ancestry@ https://www.ancestry.co.uk/mediaui-viewer/tree/25315273/person/392065868035/media/686ed48c-4d2b-4179-9f94-a024f50b0b32
    1834 SHEARER, JAMES, ELIZABETH GOOLD 24/05/1834 621/40 246 Avondale
    1834 May 24
    James Shearer in Glassford & Elizabeth Goold

Historical events

Day of marriage May 24, 1834

  • The temperature on May 24, 1834 was about 22.0 °C. Wind direction mainly north-northeast. Weather type: helder winderig. Source: KNMI
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