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Household of Henry Shears (born 1854, 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 Shears and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Shears, born in 1854 in Brixham, Devon, consisted of 6 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Susan Shears, born in 1857 in Brixham, Devon, England. They had 4 children; James Henry (born 1875 in Ramsgate, Kent, England), Henry (born 1876 in Brixham, Devon, England), Samuel (born 1878 in Brixham, Devon, England) and Phillis (born 1880 in Brixham, Devon, England).


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Henry Shears's household

Male

Henry

Shears

Head
Female

Susan

Shears

Wife
Male

James Henry

Shears

Son
Male

Henry

Shears

Son
Male

Samuel

Shears

Son
Female

Phillis

Shears

Daughter
First name(s) Henry
Last name Shears
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Brixham, Devon, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

Shears

Head

Married

27

1854

Brixham, Devon, England

Susan

Shears

Wife

Married

24

1857

Brixham, Devon, England

James Henry

Shears

Son

Single

6

1875

Ramsgate, Kent, England

Henry

Shears

Son

Single

5

1876

Brixham, Devon, England

Samuel

Shears

Son

Single

3

1878

Brixham, Devon, England

Phillis

Shears

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Brixham, Devon, England

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