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Household of Christopher Shears (born 1826, Devon)

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

Christopher Shears and one other person are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Christopher Shears, born in 1826 in Lympstone, Devon, consisted of 2 members. Christopher was the head of the household, single.
During the period, also present in the household was Christopher's Sister, Sarah Shears, born in 1807 in Lympstone, Devon, England.


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Christopher Shears's household

Male

Christopher

Shears

Head
Female

Sarah

Shears

Sister
First name(s) Christopher
Last name Shears
Relationship Head
Marital status Single
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Lympstone, Devon, England

Household members (2 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Christopher

Shears

Head

Single

55

1826

Lympstone, Devon, England

Sarah

Shears

Sister

Single

74

1807

Lympstone, Devon, England

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