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Household of Henry Shears (born 1847, Hampshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Andover, Hampshire, 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 Shears and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Shears, born in 1847 in Hampshire, consisted of 10 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Sarah Shears, born in 1849 in Andover, Hampshire, England. They had 8 children; Charles (born 1862 in Andover, Hampshire, England), Sarah (born 1867 in Andover, Hampshire, England), Henry (born 1873 in Andover, Hampshire, England), Frank (born 1877 in Andover, Hampshire, England), Eliza (born 1871 in Andover, Hampshire, England), Annie (born 1872 in Andover, Hampshire, England), Kate (born 1876 in Andover, Hampshire, England) and Emma (born 1869 in Andover, Hampshire, England).


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Henry Shears's household

Male

Henry

Shears

Head
Female

Sarah

Shears

Wife
Male

Charles

Shears

Son
Female

Sarah

Shears

Daughter
Male

Henry

Shears

Son
Male

Frank

Shears

Son
Female

Eliza

Shears

Daughter
Female

Annie

Shears

Daughter
Female

Kate

Shears

Daughter
Female

Emma

Shears

Daughter
First name(s) Henry
Last name Shears
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Hampshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

Shears

Head

Married

34

1847

Hampshire, England

Sarah

Shears

Wife

Married

32

1849

Andover, Hampshire, England

Charles

Shears

Son

Single

19

1862

Andover, Hampshire, England

Sarah

Shears

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Andover, Hampshire, England

Henry

Shears

Son

Single

8

1873

Andover, Hampshire, England

Frank

Shears

Son

Single

4

1877

Andover, Hampshire, England

Eliza

Shears

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Andover, Hampshire, England

Annie

Shears

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Andover, Hampshire, England

Kate

Shears

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Andover, Hampshire, England

Emma

Shears

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Andover, Hampshire, England

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