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Household of Henry Mears (born 1820, Sussex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cuckfield, 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.

Henry Mears and 13 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Mears, born in 1820 in Thakeham, Sussex, consisted of 14 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Ann Mears, born in 1835 in Sullington, Sussex, England. They had 7 children; James (born 1863 in Leigh, Surrey, England), Elizabeth (born 1863 in Cowfold, Sussex, England), George (born 1865 in Leigh, Surrey, England), Ellen (born 1869 in Charlwood, Surrey, England), Fanny (born 1871 in Nuthurst, Sussex, England), Emily (born 1875 in Nuthurst, Sussex, England) and Edward (born 1876 in Nuthurst, Sussex, England). They had 1 grandchild; Minie, born 1881 in Cowfold, Sussex, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Henry's Boarder, Thomas (born 1811 in Shipley, Sussex, England), Henry's Boarder, Henry (born 1859 in Brighton, Sussex, England), Henry's Boarder, William T (born 1849 in Hampshire, England) and Henry's Lodger, Daniel (born 1836 in Wiston, Sussex, England).


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Henry Mears's household

Male

Henry

Mears

Head
Female

Ann

Mears

Wife
Male

James

Mears

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Mears

Daughter
Female

Minie

Mears

Grand Daughter
Male

George

Mears

Son
Female

Ellen

Mears

Daughter
Female

Fanny

Mears

Daughter
Female

Emily

Mears

Daughter
Male

Edward

Mears

Son
Male

Thomas

Holland

Boarder
Male

Henry

Pieree

Boarder
Male

William T

Bennison

Boarder
Male

Daniel

Juden

Lodger
First name(s) Henry
Last name Mears
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 61
Birth year 1820
Birth place Thakeham, Sussex, England

Household members (14 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

Mears

Head

Married

61

1820

Thakeham, Sussex, England

Ann

Mears

Wife

Married

46

1835

Sullington, Sussex, England

James

Mears

Son

Married

18

1863

Leigh, Surrey, England

Elizabeth

Mears

Daughter

Married

18

1863

Cowfold, Sussex, England

Minie

Mears

Grand Daughter

Single

0

1881

Cowfold, Sussex, England

George

Mears

Son

Single

16

1865

Leigh, Surrey, England

Ellen

Mears

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Charlwood, Surrey, England

Fanny

Mears

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Nuthurst, Sussex, England

Emily

Mears

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Nuthurst, Sussex, England

Edward

Mears

Son

Single

5

1876

Nuthurst, Sussex, England

Thomas

Holland

Boarder

Married

70

1811

Shipley, Sussex, England

Henry

Pieree

Boarder

Single

22

1859

Brighton, Sussex, England

William T

Bennison

Boarder

Married

32

1849

Hampshire, England

Daniel

Juden

Lodger

Single

45

1836

Wiston, Sussex, England

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