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Household of James Mears (born 1848, Oxfordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Thame, Oxfordshire, 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 Mears and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Mears, born in 1848 in Thame, Oxfordshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Sarah A Mears, born in 1849 in Stockland, Devon, England. They had 5 children; Rosaline E (born 1873 in Rotherhithe, Surrey, England), Henry H (born 1875 in New Cross, Kent, England), James (born 1877 in Thame, Oxfordshire, England), Ada C (born 1879 in Thame, Oxfordshire, England) and Ethel D (born 1881 in Thame, Oxfordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Servant, Emma J Neal, born in 1867 in Ickford, Buckinghamshire, England.


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James Mears's household

Male

James

Mears

Head
Female

Sarah A

Mears

Wife
Female

Rosaline E

Mears

Daughter
Male

Henry H

Mears

Son
Male

James

Mears

Son
Female

Ada C

Mears

Daughter
Female

Ethel D

Mears

Daughter
Female

Emma J

Neal

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Mears
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Thame, Oxfordshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Mears

Head

Married

33

1848

Thame, Oxfordshire, England

Sarah A

Mears

Wife

Married

32

1849

Stockland, Devon, England

Rosaline E

Mears

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Rotherhithe, Surrey, England

Henry H

Mears

Son

Single

6

1875

New Cross, Kent, England

James

Mears

Son

Single

4

1877

Thame, Oxfordshire, England

Ada C

Mears

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Thame, Oxfordshire, England

Ethel D

Mears

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Thame, Oxfordshire, England

Emma J

Neal

Servant

Single

14

1867

Ickford, Buckinghamshire, England

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