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Household of Francis Shears (born 1840, Devon)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newton Abbot, 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.
Francis Shears and 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Francis Shears, born in 1840 in Dunsford, Devon, consisted of 8 members. Francis was the head of the household, married to Sarah M Shears, born in 1850 in Bickington, Devon, England. They had 3 children; Francis (born 1877 in East Ogwell, Devon, England), William R (born 1880 in East Ogwell, Devon, England) and Sydney (born 1881 in East Ogwell, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Francis's Servant, Sophia (born 1861 in East Ogwell, Devon, England), Francis's Servant, Robert (born 1866 in Devon, England) and Francis's Servant, Albert (born 1868 in East Ogwell, Devon, England).
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Francis Shears's household
Francis
Shears
Head
Sarah M
Shears
Wife
Francis
Shears
Son
William R
Shears
Son
Sydney
Shears
Son
Sophia
Watts
Servant
Robert
Tozer
Servant
Albert
Binmore
Servant
| First name(s) | Francis |
| Last name | Shears |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 41 |
| Birth year | 1840 |
| Birth place | Dunsford, Devon, England |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Francis | Shears | Head | Married | 41 | 1840 | Dunsford, Devon, England | |
Sarah M | Shears | Wife | Married | 31 | 1850 | Bickington, Devon, England | |
Francis | Shears | Son | Single | 4 | 1877 | East Ogwell, Devon, England | |
William R | Shears | Son | Single | 1 | 1880 | East Ogwell, Devon, England | |
Sydney | Shears | Son | Single | 0 | 1881 | East Ogwell, Devon, England | |
Sophia | Watts | Servant | Single | 20 | 1861 | East Ogwell, Devon, England | |
Robert | Tozer | Servant | Single | 15 | 1866 | Devon, England | |
Albert | Binmore | Servant | Single | 13 | 1868 | East Ogwell, Devon, England |
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