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Household of Elizabeth Wear (born 1824, Cornwall)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Helston, Cornwall, 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.

Elizabeth Wear and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Elizabeth Wear, born in 1824 in Breage, Cornwall, consisted of 4 members. Elizabeth was the head of the household, widow. She had 2 children; Laura (born 1867 in Sithney, Cornwall, England) and Samuel Edward (born 1871 in Sithney, Cornwall, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Elizabeth's Lodger, Ellis Pearce, born in 1857 in City of London, Middlesex, England.


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Elizabeth Wear's household

Female

Elizabeth

Wear

Head
Female

Laura

Wear

Daughter
Male

Samuel Edward

Wear

Son
Male

Ellis

Pearce

Lodger
First name(s) Elizabeth
Last name Wear
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 57
Birth year 1824
Birth place Breage, Cornwall, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Elizabeth

Wear

Head

Widow

57

1824

Breage, Cornwall, England

Laura

Wear

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Sithney, Cornwall, England

Samuel Edward

Wear

Son

Single

10

1871

Sithney, Cornwall, England

Ellis

Pearce

Lodger

Single

24

1857

City of London, Middlesex, England

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