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Household of George Shears (born 1813, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wincanton, 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.

George Shears and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of George Shears, born in 1813 in Bruton, Somerset, consisted of 4 members. George was the head of the household, widower. He had 1 child; Emily, born 1852 in Bruton, Somerset, England. He had 1 grandchild; Albert, born 1880 in Bruton, Somerset, England.
During the period, also present in the household was George's Son In Law, Henry Hayward, born in 1855 in Bruton, Somerset, England.


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George Shears's household

Male

George

Shears

Head
Male

Henry

Hayward

Son In Law
Female

Emily

Hayward

Daughter
Male

Albert

Hayward

Grand Son
First name(s) George
Last name Shears
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 68
Birth year 1813
Birth place Bruton, Somerset, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

George

Shears

Head

Widower

68

1813

Bruton, Somerset, England

Henry

Hayward

Son In Law

Married

26

1855

Bruton, Somerset, England

Emily

Hayward

Daughter

Married

29

1852

Bruton, Somerset, England

Albert

Hayward

Grand Son

Single

1

1880

Bruton, Somerset, England

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