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Household of John Gearing (born 1841, Sussex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Brighton, Sussex, 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 Gearing and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Gearing, born in 1841 in Brighton, Sussex, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, widower. He had 7 children; William J (born 1862 in Brighton, Sussex, England), James W (born 1864 in Brighton, Sussex, England), Alice M (born 1867 in Brighton, Sussex, England), Elizabeth (born 1868 in Brighton, Sussex, England), Albert E (born 1873 in Brighton, Sussex, England), Charles (born 1875 in Brighton, Sussex, England) and Frederick (born 1878 in Brighton, Sussex, England).


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John Gearing's household

Male

John

Gearing

Head
Male

William J

Gearing

Son
Male

James W

Gearing

Son
Female

Alice M

Gearing

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Gearing

Daughter
Male

Albert E

Gearing

Son
Male

Charles

Gearing

Son
Male

Frederick

Gearing

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Gearing
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Brighton, Sussex, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Gearing

Head

Widower

40

1841

Brighton, Sussex, England

William J

Gearing

Son

Single

19

1862

Brighton, Sussex, England

James W

Gearing

Son

Single

17

1864

Brighton, Sussex, England

Alice M

Gearing

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Brighton, Sussex, England

Elizabeth

Gearing

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Brighton, Sussex, England

Albert E

Gearing

Son

Single

8

1873

Brighton, Sussex, England

Charles

Gearing

Son

Single

6

1875

Brighton, Sussex, England

Frederick

Gearing

Son

Single

3

1878

Brighton, Sussex, England

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