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SHEARER William shoe maker and Leather Merchant in Thurso 1841 Census Piece: SCT1841/41 Thurso-Caithness Enumeration District: 4 Civil Parish: Thurso Folio: 0 Page: 14 Address: Cowgate or Comgate in Thurso SHEARER William head M 30 Shoemaker Caithness SHEARER Barbara wife F 30 Caithness SHEARER William son M 8 Caithness (William Alexander Campbell Shearer) SHEARER Donald son M 7 Caithness (Donald Francis Campbell Shearer) SHEARER George son M 5 Caithness (George Campbell Shearer) SHEARER Francis C. son M 3 Caithness died in infancy SHEARER Catherine dau F 1 Caithness (Catherine Campbell Shearer) SHEARER Margaret visitor? F 60 Caithness Margaret Shearer was possibly his aunt, un married daughter of William and Janet born 1 Nov 1814 |
| Professor William Alexander Campbell Shearer. MA Professor of Philosophy and mathmatics son of William Shearer and Barbara Campbell B 8 Aug 1832 in Thurso William' A C Shearer's wife is as yet unknown . There was a death in Bradford recorded for a Jane Shearer the year that William junior was born.1866 when they were living in Bradford. 1871 Census WACS was away from home, a visitor at Higher Bebington Cheshire staying with George B Crow a Canadian from Nova Scotia ,a magistrate and ship owner. Then there is a free BMD entry for Higher Bebington Cheshire between William C Sheare and Emma Breeze in 1875. Maybe he met this lady at his freinds house????? 1871 Census: Bradford : Yorkshire England Drewter St RG10/4467 Registration district Bradford Sub-registration district: Bradford West End ED, 27 Folio: 109 Page: 46 Household schedule number: 248 Head of Household on day of census H Annie Shearer 20 born Scotland; living Bradford, Yorkshire occupation housekeeper.(was she a relative?) Donald F Shearer 6 born Yorkshire, England Son living Bradford Yorkshire Wm A Shearer 7 born Cambridgeshire, England Son living Bradford Emma Crowther 18 born Yorkshire England Servant living Bradford Yorkshire 1881 Census 9 Wilbury Drive Manningham, York, England (west Riding) Family History Library Film 1342068 PRO Ref RG11 Piece / Folio 4463 / 158 William Alexander Campbell. SHEARER Head W Male 48 Scotland Professor Of 'Phisology' B 1832 ( Professor of Classics) William Alexander SHEARER Son U Male 17 Soham, Cambridge, Scholar Born about 1863 Donald Francis. SHEARER Son U Male 16 Bradford, York, Scholar Born 13 Aug 1864 Ann BROWN Housekeeper W Female 52 Rochdale, Lancashire, (Domestic Serv) |
| 1891 Donald Francis Shearer 26 b Bradford, Surgeon, St Thomas Hospital Lambeth, London. RG12/392 Folio 155 Page 2 1901 census. Donald F Shearer FRCS living at 23 Charlton Road St Vincent Putney. as a Border, occupation surgeon. With him was his daughter Alice J Shearer age 5. born Norward in Surrey This must be Alixa J Shearer who became Alix Armstrong who became one of the founders of the ST Ives School of Artists. Freind of Barbara Hepworth and Ben Nicholson. Also in the house Sarah White age 60 her governess from Colyton Devon. Susanna Gould Widow of 60 Boarding house proprietress Catherine Mcfee 35 servant housemaid Sarah Ann servant housemaid Oxford Men 1880-1892 William Alexander Shearer...born Soham 1863 and his brother Donald Francis Shearer b 14 Aug 1864 were at Oxford at the same time. Donald Francis Shearer at Bradford....Professor (ind college Bradford) (An entry in FreeBMD for William Alexander Shearer married West Derby June 1898 ) |
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The Saint Andrew�s Society of Bradford The first Chairman of the Society was Professor William Campbell Shearer. He was a scholarly gentleman who took up the position of the Chair of Classical Studies at Airedale College Bradford in 1863. During his career, he also taught philosophy and maths. In 1890, he was elected President of the Society. He died in 1907 at the home of his son, Dr. Donald Shearer, in Putney London. |