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Household of George Shears (born 1848, Wiltshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Brighton, Sussex, 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.

George Shears and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of George Shears, born in 1848 in Wiltshire, consisted of 7 members. George was the head of the household, They had 4 children; Sarah (born 1868 in Cuckfield, Sussex, England), George (born 1872 in Slaugham, Sussex, England), Thomas (born 1873 in Brighton, Sussex, England) and Rose (born 1880 in Brighton, Sussex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was George's Lodger, Charlotte Boswell, born in 1812 in Woolbeding, Sussex, England.


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George Shears's household

Male

George

Shears

Head
Female

Lydia

Shears

Wife
Female

Sarah

Shears

Daughter
Male

George

Shears

Son
Male

Thomas

Shears

Son
Female

Rose

Shears

Daughter
Female

Charlotte

Boswell

Lodger
First name(s) George
Last name Shears
Relationship Head
Marital status -
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Wiltshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

George

Shears

Head

-

33

1848

Wiltshire, England

Lydia

Shears

Wife

Married

44

1837

Cuckfield, Sussex, England

Sarah

Shears

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Cuckfield, Sussex, England

George

Shears

Son

Single

9

1872

Slaugham, Sussex, England

Thomas

Shears

Son

Single

8

1873

Brighton, Sussex, England

Rose

Shears

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Brighton, Sussex, England

Charlotte

Boswell

Lodger

Widow

69

1812

Woolbeding, Sussex, England

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