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Household of Henry Lear (born 1840, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Totnes, 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.

Henry Lear and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Lear, born in 1840 in Torquay, Devon, consisted of 7 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Sarah Lear, born in 1841 in Brixham, Devon, England. They had 2 children; Harry (born 1869 in Brixham, Devon, England) and Frederick (born 1881 in Brixham, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Henry's Daughter In Law, Agnes (born 1866 in Brixham, Devon, England), Henry's Boarder, Annie E (born 1862 in London, Middlesex, England) and Henry's Boarder, Harriet (born 1863 in Exmouth, Devon, England).


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Henry Lear's household

Male

Henry

Lear

Head
Female

Sarah

Lear

Wife
Female

Agnes

Cobley

Daughter In Law
Male

Harry

Lear

Son
Male

Frederick

Lear

Son
Female

Annie E

Deverell

Boarder
Female

Harriet

Blackmore

Boarder
First name(s) Henry
Last name Lear
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Torquay, Devon, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

Lear

Head

Married

41

1840

Torquay, Devon, England

Sarah

Lear

Wife

Married

40

1841

Brixham, Devon, England

Agnes

Cobley

Daughter In Law

Single

15

1866

Brixham, Devon, England

Harry

Lear

Son

Single

12

1869

Brixham, Devon, England

Frederick

Lear

Son

Single

0

1881

Brixham, Devon, England

Annie E

Deverell

Boarder

Single

19

1862

London, Middlesex, England

Harriet

Blackmore

Boarder

Single

18

1863

Exmouth, Devon, England

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