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Shearer Family History
Shearer Genealogy & Family TreeShearer is an English name from Berwickshire, England, where the family held a seat. It comse from the Old English sceran and referred to someone with the occupation of a sheep sheerer. The earliest known ancestor--Robert le Sherer--was recorded in 1231.
Other spellings of the name include "Sherar," "Sherer," and "Sheerer." Notable people with the surname include New Zealand Olympic athlete Jan Lee Shearer-Jones (yachting), American actor Harry Shearer (The Simpsons, Spinal Tap, Godzilla), and Canadian actress Norma Shearer (The Women, Marie Antoinette, Romeo and Juliet). The first Shearer to come to America was James Shearer in New England in 1720.
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Shearer Birth Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Sharon Shearer -- --, 1970 April 24, 2016 Illinois
- Wiley K Shearer -- --, 1815 March 4, 1901 North Carolina
- Jesse W Shearer -- --, 1809 December 0, 1880 North Carolina
- William Christian Shearer -- --, 1759 December 0, 1834 North Carolina
- William Christian Shearer -- --, 1704 December 0, 1789
Shearer Death Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Thomas Shearer -- --, 1794 June 16, 1874
- Sarah E. Shearer -- --, 1884 December 0, 1939 Kentucky
- Andrey Clarice Shearer -- --, 1906 October 0, 1980 California
- James Shearer -- --, 1786 March 13, 1863
- John Garson Shearer -- --, 1849 December 0, 1926 Orkney
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