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Household of John Mears (born 1846, Nottinghamshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Ham, London,Essex, 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 Mears and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Mears, born in 1846 in Newark, Nottinghamshire, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Eliza Mears, born in 1842 in Stanford, Norfolk, England. They had 7 children; Ellen M (born 1868 in Pimlico, Middlesex, England), William (born 1870 in Westminster, Middlesex, England), Mary (born 1871 in Westminster, Middlesex, England), Grace E (born 1872 in Westminster, Middlesex, England), Eliza (born 1875 in Westminster, Middlesex, England), Henry J (born 1877 in Westgate, Kent, England) and Richard (born 1878 in Westgate, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Nephew, John W Summers, born in 1859 in Stafford, Staffordshire, England.


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John Mears's household

Male

John

Mears

Head
Female

Eliza

Mears

Wife
Female

Ellen M

Mears

Daughter
Male

William

Mears

Son
Female

Mary

Mears

Daughter
Female

Grace E

Mears

Daughter
Female

Eliza

Mears

Daughter
Male

Henry J

Mears

Son
Male

Richard

Mears

Son
Male

John W

Summers

Nephew
First name(s) John
Last name Mears
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Newark, Nottinghamshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Mears

Head

Married

35

1846

Newark, Nottinghamshire, England

Eliza

Mears

Wife

Married

39

1842

Stanford, Norfolk, England

Ellen M

Mears

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Pimlico, Middlesex, England

William

Mears

Son

Single

11

1870

Westminster, Middlesex, England

Mary

Mears

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Westminster, Middlesex, England

Grace E

Mears

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Westminster, Middlesex, England

Eliza

Mears

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Westminster, Middlesex, England

Henry J

Mears

Son

Single

4

1877

Westgate, Kent, England

Richard

Mears

Son

Single

3

1878

Westgate, Kent, England

John W

Summers

Nephew

Single

22

1859

Stafford, Staffordshire, England

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