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Household of Bessie Lear (born 1832, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in East Stonehouse, Devon, 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.

Bessie Lear and 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Bessie Lear, born in 1832 in Dartington, Devon, consisted of 3 members. Bessie was the head of the household, widow.
During the period, also present in the household were Bessie's Adopted Daughter, Bessie (born 1880 in East Stonehouse, Devon, England) and Bessie's Lodger, Ellie (born 1856 in Bodmin, Cornwall, England).


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Bessie Lear's household

Female

Bessie

Lear

Head
Female

Bessie

Parkin

Adopted Daughter
Female

Ellie

Rodgers

Lodger
First name(s) Bessie
Last name Lear
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Dartington, Devon, England

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Bessie

Lear

Head

Widow

49

1832

Dartington, Devon, England

Bessie

Parkin

Adopted Daughter

Single

1

1880

East Stonehouse, Devon, England

Ellie

Rodgers

Lodger

Married

25

1856

Bodmin, Cornwall, England

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