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Household of Edwin Gearing (born 1841, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bromley, Kent, 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.

Edwin Gearing and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edwin Gearing, born in 1841 in Farnborough, Kent, consisted of 9 members. Edwin was the head of the household, married to Louisa Gearing, born in 1847 in Rotherhithe, Surrey, England. They had 6 children; John (born 1870 in Farnborough, Kent, England), Laura (born 1872 in Farnborough, Kent, England), Emily (born 1874 in Farnborough, Kent, England), Fredrick (born 1876 in Farnborough, Kent, England), Edith (born 1878 in Farnborough, Kent, England) and Harry (born 1880 in Farnborough, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Edwin's Servant, Sofia Collins, born in 1863 in Cowden, Kent, England.


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Edwin Gearing's household

Male

Edwin

Gearing

Head
Female

Louisa

Gearing

Wife
Male

John

Gearing

Son
Female

Laura

Gearing

Daughter
Female

Emily

Gearing

Daughter
Male

Fredrick

Gearing

Son
Female

Edith

Gearing

Daughter
Male

Harry

Gearing

Son
Female

Sofia

Collins

Servant
First name(s) Edwin
Last name Gearing
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Farnborough, Kent, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edwin

Gearing

Head

Married

40

1841

Farnborough, Kent, England

Louisa

Gearing

Wife

Married

34

1847

Rotherhithe, Surrey, England

John

Gearing

Son

Single

11

1870

Farnborough, Kent, England

Laura

Gearing

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Farnborough, Kent, England

Emily

Gearing

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Farnborough, Kent, England

Fredrick

Gearing

Son

Single

5

1876

Farnborough, Kent, England

Edith

Gearing

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Farnborough, Kent, England

Harry

Gearing

Son

Single

1

1880

Farnborough, Kent, England

Sofia

Collins

Servant

Single

18

1863

Cowden, Kent, England

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