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Household of Benjamin Mears (born 1817, Middlesex)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Ham, London,Essex, England
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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 Mears and 10 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Mears, born in 1817 in Mile End, Middlesex, consisted of 11 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Martha Mears, born in 1822 in Bishop's Castle, Shropshire, England. They had 1 child; Martha, born 1850 in Stepney, Middlesex, England. They had 2 grandchildren; Hilda M (born 1877 in West Ham, Essex, England) and Edith K (born 1880 in West Ham, Essex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Benjamin's Son In Law, Charles (born 1849 in Stepney, Middlesex, England), Benjamin's Mother In Law, Martha (born 1798 in Shropshire, England), Benjamin's Sister In Law, Katherine E (born 1825 in Bishop's Castle, Shropshire, England), Benjamin's Servant, May (born 1858 in Scotland), Benjamin's Servant, Caroline M (born 1860 in Mile End, Middlesex, England) and Benjamin's Servant, Kate (born 1865 in West Ham, Essex, England).
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Benjamin Mears's household
Benjamin
Mears
Head
Martha
Mears
Wife
Martha
Saward
Daughter
Hilda M
Saward
Grand Daughter
Edith K
Saward
Grand Daughter
Charles
Saward
Son In Law
Martha
Wattens
Mother In Law
Katherine E
Wattens
Sister In Law
May
Everitt
Servant
Caroline M
Fair
Servant
Kate
Death
Servant
| First name(s) | Benjamin |
| Last name | Mears |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 64 |
| Birth year | 1817 |
| Birth place | Mile End, Middlesex, England |
Household members (11 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Benjamin | Mears | Head | Married | 64 | 1817 | Mile End, Middlesex, England | |
Martha | Mears | Wife | Married | 59 | 1822 | Bishop's Castle, Shropshire, England | |
Martha | Saward | Daughter | Single | 31 | 1850 | Stepney, Middlesex, England | |
Hilda M | Saward | Grand Daughter | Single | 4 | 1877 | West Ham, Essex, England | |
Edith K | Saward | Grand Daughter | Single | 1 | 1880 | West Ham, Essex, England | |
Charles | Saward | Son In Law | Married | 32 | 1849 | Stepney, Middlesex, England | |
Martha | Wattens | Mother In Law | Widow | 83 | 1798 | Shropshire, England | |
Katherine E | Wattens | Sister In Law | Single | 56 | 1825 | Bishop's Castle, Shropshire, England | |
May | Everitt | Servant | Single | 23 | 1858 | Scotland | |
Caroline M | Fair | Servant | Single | 21 | 1860 | Mile End, Middlesex, England | |
Kate | Death | Servant | Single | 16 | 1865 | West Ham, Essex, England |
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