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Household of Benjamin Wear (born 1833, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dewsbury, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 Wear and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Wear, born in 1833 in Hightown, Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Jane Wear, born in 1840 in Knottingley, Yorkshire, England. They had 7 children; Elizabeth Ann (born 1863 in Heckmondwike, Yorkshire, England), Sophia (born 1864 in Heckmondwike, Yorkshire, England), Abraham (born 1866 in Brighouse, Yorkshire, England), Amelia (born 1869 in Cleckheaton, Yorkshire, England), Ada (born 1873 in Cleckheaton, Yorkshire, England), Emily (born 1877 in Birstall, Yorkshire, England) and Clara (born 1879 in Birstall, Yorkshire, England).


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Benjamin Wear's household

Male

Benjamin

Wear

Head
Female

Jane

Wear

Wife
Female

Elizabeth Ann

Wear

Daughter
Female

Sophia

Wear

Daughter
Male

Abraham

Wear

Son
Female

Amelia

Wear

Daughter
Female

Ada

Wear

Daughter
Female

Emily

Wear

Daughter
Female

Clara

Wear

Daughter
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Wear
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Hightown, Yorkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Wear

Head

Married

48

1833

Hightown, Yorkshire, England

Jane

Wear

Wife

Married

41

1840

Knottingley, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth Ann

Wear

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Heckmondwike, Yorkshire, England

Sophia

Wear

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Heckmondwike, Yorkshire, England

Abraham

Wear

Son

Single

15

1866

Brighouse, Yorkshire, England

Amelia

Wear

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Cleckheaton, Yorkshire, England

Ada

Wear

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Cleckheaton, Yorkshire, England

Emily

Wear

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Birstall, Yorkshire, England

Clara

Wear

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Birstall, Yorkshire, England

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