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Household of James Lear (born 1859, Devon)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Thomas, 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.
James Lear and 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Lear, born in 1859 in St Thomas, Devon, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Janie Lear, born in 1858 in Penryn, Cornwall, England. They had 2 children; Ada May (born 1878 in St Thomas, Devon, England) and Nellie (born 1881 in St Thomas, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Aunt, Mary (born 1842 in Penryn, Cornwall, England), James's Servant, Sarah (born 1864 in Ide, Devon, England), James's Lodger, Joseph (born 1820 in Woodbury, Devon, England), James's Lodger, John (born 1826 in Chulmleigh, Devon, England) and James's Lodger, George (born 1858 in Winkleigh, Devon, England).
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James Lear's household
James
Lear
Head
Janie
Lear
Wife
Ada May
Lear
Daughter
Nellie
Lear
Daughter
Mary
Downing
Aunt
Sarah
Piller
Servant
Joseph
Skinner
Lodger
John
Kelland
Lodger
George
Thomas
Lodger
| First name(s) | James |
| Last name | Lear |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 22 |
| Birth year | 1859 |
| Birth place | St Thomas, Devon, England |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James | Lear | Head | Married | 22 | 1859 | St Thomas, Devon, England | |
Janie | Lear | Wife | Married | 23 | 1858 | Penryn, Cornwall, England | |
Ada May | Lear | Daughter | Single | 3 | 1878 | St Thomas, Devon, England | |
Nellie | Lear | Daughter | Single | 0 | 1881 | St Thomas, Devon, England | |
Mary | Downing | Aunt | Widow | 39 | 1842 | Penryn, Cornwall, England | |
Sarah | Piller | Servant | Single | 17 | 1864 | Ide, Devon, England | |
Joseph | Skinner | Lodger | Widower | 61 | 1820 | Woodbury, Devon, England | |
John | Kelland | Lodger | Single | 55 | 1826 | Chulmleigh, Devon, England | |
George | Thomas | Lodger | Single | 23 | 1858 | Winkleigh, Devon, England |
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