Harrower Family Tree » Andrew Gold Shearer (1848-1900)

Personal data Andrew Gold Shearer 

Sources 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

Household of Andrew Gold Shearer

He is married to Helen Cook.

They got married on July 15, 1870 at Slamannan, Stirlingshire, Scotland, he was 22 years old.Source 1


Child(ren):

  1. Thomas Shearer  1879-????
  2. Katie Shearer  1881-????
  3. Gavin Shearer  1883-????
  4. Nellie Shearer  1887-????
  5. Maggie Shearer  1891-????
  6. Andrew Shearer  1894-????
  7. Robert Shearer  1896-????
  8. Janet Shearer  1872-????
  9. Elizabeth G Shearer  1873-????
  10. James Shearer  1876-????


Notes about Andrew Gold Shearer

1. 1900 SHEARER, ANDREW GOLD 52 485/A 106 Larbert

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Andrew Gold Shearer

James Shearer
1811-????

Andrew Gold Shearer
1848-1900

1870

Helen Cook
1852-????

Thomas Shearer
1879-????
Katie Shearer
1881-????
Gavin Shearer
1883-????
Nellie Shearer
1887-????
Maggie Shearer
1891-????
Andrew Shearer
1894-????
Robert Shearer
1896-????
Janet Shearer
1872-????
Elizabeth G Shearer
1873-????
James Shearer
1876-????

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Sources

  1. Scotland, Select Marriages, Ancestry.com, 1561-1910, Ancestry.com, 1870 Record for Andrew Shearer and Helen Cook, Ancestry.com. Scotland, Select Marriages, 1561-1910 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. Original data: Scotland, Marriages, 1561-1910. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013.
    Record for Andrew Shearer and Helen Cook
    Name: Helen Cook
    Gender: Female
    Marriage Date: 15 Jul 1870
    Marriage Place: Slamannan,Stirling,Scotland
    Spouse: Andrew Shearer
    FHL Film Number: 6035516
    / Ancestry.com
  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. 1891 Scotland Census Ancestry.com, Record for Andrew G Shearer Parish: Slamannan; ED: 3; Page: 16; Line: 13; Roll: CSSCT1891_155 1891 Scotland Census [Ancestry.com] The 1891 Census for Scotland was taken on the night of 5/6 April 1891. 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 Andrew G Shearer
    Name: Andrew G Shearer
    Age: 43
    Estimated Birth Year: abt 1848
    Relationship: Head
    Spouse's name: Ellen Shearer
    Gender: Male
    Where born: Quarter, Lanarkshire
    Registration Number: 489
    Registration District: Slamannan
    Civil Parish: Slamannan
    County: Stirlingshire
    Address: Binniehill
    Occupation: Colliery Oversman
    ED: 3
    Household Schedule Number: 71
    Line: 13
    Roll: CSSCT1891_155
    Household Members:
    Name Age
    Andrew G Shearer 43
    Ellen Shearer 40
    Janet Shearer 19 Dressmaker
    Thomas Shearer 12 Coal Miner
    Kate Shearer 10
    Gavin Shearer 8
    Ellen Shearer 5
    Maggie Shearer 3 Mo
  4. 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
  5. 1871 Scotland Census Ancestry.com, Record for Andrew Shearer Parish: Slamannan; ED: 3; Page: 10; Line: 13; Roll: CSSCT1871_85 1871 Scotland Census [Ancestry.com] The 1871 Census for Scotland was taken on the night of 2/3 April 1871. 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 Andrew Shearer
    Name: Andrew Shearer
    Age: 23
    Estimated Birth Year: abt 1848
    Relationship: Head
    Spouse's name: Helen Shearer
    Gender: Male
    Where born: Hamilton, Lanarkshire
    Registration Number: 489
    Registration District: Slamannan
    Civil Parish: Slamannan
    County: Stirlingshire
    Address: 37 Burn Row
    Occupation: Coal Miner
    ED: 3
    Household Schedule Number: 40
    Line: 13
    Roll: CSSCT1871_85
    Household Members:
    Name Age
    Andrew Shearer 23
    Helen Shearer 19
  6. 1881 Scotland Census Ancestry.com, Record for Andrew Shearer Parish: Slamannan; ED: 3; Page: 14; Line: 7; Roll: cssct1881_140 1881 Scotland Census [Ancestry.com] The 1881 Census for Scotland was taken on the night of 3/4 April 1881. 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 Andrew Shearer
    Name: Andrew Shearer
    Age: 33
    Estimated Birth Year: abt 1848
    Relationship: Head
    Spouse's name: Helen Shearer
    Gender: Male
    Where born: Hamilton, Lanarkshire
    Registration Number: 489
    Registration District: Slamannan
    Civil Parish: Slamannan
    County: Stirlingshire
    Address: 29 Burn Row
    Occupation: Coal Mine Oversman
    ED: 3
    Household Schedule Number: 50
    Line: 7
    Roll: CSSCT1881_140
    Household Members:
    Name Age
    Andrew Shearer 33
    Helen Shearer 29
    Janet Shearer 9
    Elis G Shearer 7
    Jas Shearer 5
    Thos C Shearer 2
    Kate Shearer 4 Mo
  7. Scotlands People - Statutory Registers of Deaths (from 1855), 1900 SHEARER, ANDREW GOLD 52 485/A 106 Larbert Not downloaded Likely death
    1900 SHEARER, ANDREW GOLD 52 485/A 106 Larbert

Historical events

Day of marriage July 15, 1870

  • The temperature on July 15, 1870 was about 26.9 °C. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south east. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 52%. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • From June 4, 1868 till January 4, 1871 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Bosse - Fock with the prime ministers Mr. P.P. van Bosse (liberaal) and Mr. C. Fock (liberaal).
  • In the year 1870: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
    • January 6 » The inauguration of the Musikverein in Vienna, Austria.
    • February 15 » Stevens Institute of Technology is founded in New Jersey, USA and offers the first Bachelor of Engineering degree in Mechanical Engineering.
    • May 12 » The Manitoba Act is given the Royal Assent, paving the way for Manitoba to become a province of Canada on July 15.
    • July 15 » Reconstruction Era of the United States: Georgia becomes the last of the former Confederate states to be readmitted to the Union.
    • August 16 » Franco-Prussian War: The Battle of Mars-la-Tour is fought, resulting in a Prussian victory.
    • December 12 » Joseph H. Rainey of South Carolina becomes the second black U.S. congressman.

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