Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of Benjamin Lear (born 1826, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Thomas, Devon, England

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

Benjamin Lear and 5 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Lear, born in 1826 in Kenn, Devon, consisted of 6 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Eleanor Lear, born in 1825 in Kenn, Devon, England. They had 3 children; Mary (born 1863 in Kenn, Devon, England), Frances (born 1866 in Kenn, Devon, England) and Elizabeth (born 1871 in Kenn, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Benjamin's Servant, George Mortimore, born in 1865 in Kenn, Devon, England.


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Benjamin Lear's household

Male

Benjamin

Lear

Head
Female

Eleanor

Lear

Wife
Female

Mary

Lear

Daughter
Female

Frances

Lear

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Lear

Daughter
Male

George

Mortimore

Servant
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Lear
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Kenn, Devon, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Lear

Head

Married

55

1826

Kenn, Devon, England

Eleanor

Lear

Wife

Married

56

1825

Kenn, Devon, England

Mary

Lear

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Kenn, Devon, England

Frances

Lear

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Kenn, Devon, England

Elizabeth

Lear

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Kenn, Devon, England

George

Mortimore

Servant

Single

16

1865

Kenn, Devon, England

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of Benjamin Lear in St Thomas in 1881, and follow the Lear family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for Benjamin Lear

We’ve found Benjamin Lear in 31 family trees. Find out more about Benjamin Lear's household and view the Lear family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census