The Family
CENSUS 1851 16, Durness Street, Thurso, Caithness, Scotland married Oct 1831
William Shearer Head 43 1808 Shoemaker & leather merchant employing 10 men born Thurso, Caithness,
Children all born in Caithness
William Alexander Campbell SHEARER Bb 8 Aug 1832 Profesor of Maths
Donald Francis Campbell SHEARER Bb 27 April 1834 Merchant
George Campbell SHEARER B 2nd May 1836 Bp 22 May 1836 Dr George
Francis Campbell S B 18 Feb 1838 Bp 18 March 1838 died young
Catherine Campbell S B 1839 bap 17 Jan 1840 married Joseph Wilson
Janet Campbell S B1841Bap 1842
Margaret Rose C B 1843 married Donald Sutherlad Vet
James SHEARER Bap 22 Jan 1844 Thurso Draper
Barbara SHEARER B 1849 married Rev James Gorlay
1895 Bankruptcy
1881 census Household:
Upper Addiscombe Road Croydon
Donald SHEARER Head M 46 b 1838 Scotland Merchant
A.M.C. SHEARER Wife M 38 Newcastle On Tyne
Geo.W.C. SHEARER Son 11 Scotland Scholar
A.M.C. SHEARER Daur 9 Scotland Scholar
B.M. SHEARER Daur 8 Scotland Scholar
Helen F. SHEARER Daur 6 Anerly, Surrey, England Scholar
Dorothy SHEARER Daur infant Croydon, Surrey, England
Isabel PERMAN Serv U 28 Middlesex, England Governess (T)
Mary LEVERMORE Serv U 34 Rainham, Essex, England Cook (D)
Sarah GATTRELL Serv U 26 Charlton, Kent, England Housemd
Emily J. REEVE Serv U 39 Middlesex, England Nurse
Mary L. LEE Serv U 20 Stafford, England Nursemaid ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Source information: RG12/590 Folio: 156 Page 51 Cenus 1891
Donald Francis Campbell Shearer Occupation: Merchant and JP
26 Park Hill Rd, Croydon
Shearer, Donald F C 57 Thurso Scotland
Shearer, Annie M C 45 Newcastle, Northumberland Wife
Shearer, George K C 21 Thornes, Scotland Son
Shearer, Annie M C 19 Thornes, Scotland Daughter
Shearer, Barbara M C 18 Thornes, Scotland Daughter
Shearer, Helen F C 16 St George, Surrey Daughter
Shearer,, Dorothy K C 10 Croydon, Surrey Daughter
Shearer, Marjorie C 6 Croydon, Surrey Daughter
In 1901 Donald is not with Annie, who is lodging at Sefton Hall Bournemouth Living on own means is listed as the head with two daughters and a nurse
Anne M C Shearer 58 Newcastle, Northumberland Head tenent
Anne M C Shearer 28 Thurso, Scotland Daughter
Helen F C Shearn 24 Croydon, Surrey Daughter
Annie MATILDA CAMPBELL Shearer wife of Donald Francis Campbell death 9 Nov 1905 age 44
William Campbell Shearer son of Donald F Campbell Shearer died Middlesex 10 Nov 1905