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Household of John P Shears (born 1844, Dorset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Farnham, Surrey, 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 P Shears and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John P Shears, born in 1844 in Poole, Dorset, consisted of 9 members. John P was the head of the household, married to Sarah A Shears, born in 1842 in Newbury, Berkshire, England. They had 7 children; Walter P (born 1866 in Poole, Dorset, England), Henry P (born 1868 in Croydon, Surrey, England), Edward P (born 1870 in Croydon, Surrey, England), Frederick P (born 1872 in Croydon, Surrey, England), Francis P (born 1874 in Croydon, Surrey, England), Alfred P (born 1876 in Croydon, Surrey, England) and Bertie P (born 1878 in Aldershot, Hampshire, England).


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John P Shears's household

Male

John P

Shears

Head
Female

Sarah A

Shears

Wife
Male

Walter P

Shears

Son
Male

Henry P

Shears

Son
Male

Edward P

Shears

Son
Male

Frederick P

Shears

Son
Male

Francis P

Shears

Son
Male

Alfred P

Shears

Son
Male

Bertie P

Shears

Son
First name(s) John P
Last name Shears
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Poole, Dorset, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John P

Shears

Head

Married

37

1844

Poole, Dorset, England

Sarah A

Shears

Wife

Married

39

1842

Newbury, Berkshire, England

Walter P

Shears

Son

Single

15

1866

Poole, Dorset, England

Henry P

Shears

Son

Single

13

1868

Croydon, Surrey, England

Edward P

Shears

Son

Single

11

1870

Croydon, Surrey, England

Frederick P

Shears

Son

Single

9

1872

Croydon, Surrey, England

Francis P

Shears

Son

Single

7

1874

Croydon, Surrey, England

Alfred P

Shears

Son

Single

5

1876

Croydon, Surrey, England

Bertie P

Shears

Son

Single

3

1878

Aldershot, Hampshire, England

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