George G Gilliard
Born 1837
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 Christopher Shears (born 1838, Devon)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Exeter, 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.
Christopher Shears and 7 other people are on this record
More informationkeyboard_arrow_down
In the 1881 Census, the household of Christopher Shears, born in 1838 in Exeter, Devon, consisted of 8 members. Christopher was the head of the household, married to Mary Shears, born in 1831 in Belstone, Devon, England. They had 4 children; William (born 1859 in Exeter, Devon, England), Elizabeth (born 1866 in Exeter, Devon, England), Samuel (born 1869 in Exeter, Devon, England) and Mary A (born 1871 in Exeter, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Christopher's Lodger, Samuel (born 1855 in Exeter, Devon, England) and Christopher's Lodger, Edward (born 1860 in Sandford, Devon, England).
Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time
Christopher Shears's household
Christopher
Shears
Head
Mary
Shears
Wife
William
Shears
Son
Elizabeth
Shears
Daughter
Samuel
Shears
Son
Mary A
Shears
Daughter
Samuel
Cornish
Lodger
Edward
Chandler
Lodger
| First name(s) | Christopher |
| Last name | Shears |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 43 |
| Birth year | 1838 |
| Birth place | Exeter, Devon, England |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Christopher | Shears | Head | Married | 43 | 1838 | Exeter, Devon, England | |
Mary | Shears | Wife | Married | 50 | 1831 | Belstone, Devon, England | |
William | Shears | Son | Single | 22 | 1859 | Exeter, Devon, England | |
Elizabeth | Shears | Daughter | Single | 15 | 1866 | Exeter, Devon, England | |
Samuel | Shears | Son | Single | 12 | 1869 | Exeter, Devon, England | |
Mary A | Shears | Daughter | Single | 10 | 1871 | Exeter, Devon, England | |
Samuel | Cornish | Lodger | Married | 26 | 1855 | Exeter, Devon, England | |
Edward | Chandler | Lodger | Single | 21 | 1860 | Sandford, 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 Christopher Shears in Exeter in 1881, and follow the Shears family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.
We've found family trees for Christopher Shears
We’ve found Christopher Shears in 126 family trees. Find out more about Christopher Shears' household and view the Shears family in family trees created by Findmypast members.
Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census
These might have been neighbours of Christopher Shears, recorded on nearby pages of the 1881 Census.