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Household of John B Lear (born 1840, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Fulham, London,Middlesex, 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.

John B Lear and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John B Lear, born in 1840 in Kenn, Devon, consisted of 7 members. John B was the head of the household, married to Mary A Lear, born in 1838 in Marylebone, Middlesex, England. They had 3 children; Alice A (born 1868 in Kensington, Middlesex, England), John (born 1870 in Fulham, Middlesex, England) and Benjamin (born 1876 in Fulham, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John B's Mother In Law, Betsy (born 1809 in Ringwood, Hampshire, England) and John B's Boarder, Charles (born 1851 in Westminster, Middlesex, England).


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John B Lear's household

Male

John B

Lear

Head
Female

Mary A

Lear

Wife
Female

Alice A

Lear

Daughter
Male

John

Lear

Son
Male

Benjamin

Lear

Son
Female

Betsy

Joice

Mother In Law
Male

Charles

Joice

Boarder
First name(s) John B
Last name Lear
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Kenn, Devon, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John B

Lear

Head

Married

41

1840

Kenn, Devon, England

Mary A

Lear

Wife

Married

43

1838

Marylebone, Middlesex, England

Alice A

Lear

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Kensington, Middlesex, England

John

Lear

Son

Single

11

1870

Fulham, Middlesex, England

Benjamin

Lear

Son

Single

5

1876

Fulham, Middlesex, England

Betsy

Joice

Mother In Law

Widow

72

1809

Ringwood, Hampshire, England

Charles

Joice

Boarder

Single

30

1851

Westminster, Middlesex, England

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