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SHEIRS

Sheirs in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Lanarkshire

5

0.0005

17.6429

Lancashire

2

0.0001

1.9231

Yorkshire

1

0.0000

1.1514

Cornwall

1

0.0003

10.0806

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Govan

Lanarkshire

4

0.0017

57.0613

Broughton In Salford

Lancashire

1

0.0032

105.2632

Carluke

Lanarkshire

1

0.0117

384.6154

Cheetham

Lancashire

1

0.0039

128.2051

Keighley

Yorkshire

1

0.0032

107.5269

St Germans

Cornwall

1

0.0433

1428.5714

Top male forenames

Ralph Sheirs
Robert Sheirs

Top female forenames

Ellen Sheirs
Maria Sheirs

Top occupations

Cook
Iron Moulder (Unemployed)
Traveller For Pictures (Comm)