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Household of Frederick Shears (born 1859, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bridgwater, Somerset, 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.

Frederick Shears and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Frederick Shears, born in 1859 in North Petherton, Somerset, consisted of 8 members. Frederick was the head of the household, married to Jane C Shears, born in 1851 in Bridgwater, Somerset, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Frederick's Mother In Law, Mary (born 1825 in Bridgwater, Somerset, England), Frederick's Sister In Law, Alice (born 1860 in Bridgwater, Somerset, England), Frederick's Brother In Law, David (born 1862 in Bridgwater, Somerset, England), Frederick's Sister In Law, Mary A (born 1864 in Bridgwater, Somerset, England), Frederick's Sister In Law, Kate (born 1865 in Bridgwater, Somerset, England) and Frederick's Sister In Law, Minnie (born 1873 in Bridgwater, Somerset, England).


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Frederick Shears's household

Male

Frederick

Shears

Head
Female

Jane C

Shears

Wife
Female

Mary

Gough

Mother In Law
Female

Alice

Gough

Sister In Law
Male

David

Gough

Brother In Law
Female

Mary A

Gough

Sister In Law
Female

Kate

Gough

Sister In Law
Female

Minnie

Gough

Sister In Law
First name(s) Frederick
Last name Shears
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 22
Birth year 1859
Birth place North Petherton, Somerset, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Frederick

Shears

Head

Married

22

1859

North Petherton, Somerset, England

Jane C

Shears

Wife

Married

30

1851

Bridgwater, Somerset, England

Mary

Gough

Mother In Law

Widow

56

1825

Bridgwater, Somerset, England

Alice

Gough

Sister In Law

Single

21

1860

Bridgwater, Somerset, England

David

Gough

Brother In Law

Single

19

1862

Bridgwater, Somerset, England

Mary A

Gough

Sister In Law

Single

17

1864

Bridgwater, Somerset, England

Kate

Gough

Sister In Law

Single

16

1865

Bridgwater, Somerset, England

Minnie

Gough

Sister In Law

Single

8

1873

Bridgwater, Somerset, England

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