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Household of John Shearing (born 1838, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bridgwater, Somerset, 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 Shearing and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Shearing, born in 1838 in High Ham, Somerset, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Shearing, born in 1851 in Wedmore, Somerset, England. They had 6 children; Ernest (born 1871 in Puriton, Somerset, England), Alice (born 1873 in Meare, Somerset, England), Florence (born 1874 in Puriton, Somerset, England), Plenty (born 1877 in Puriton, Somerset, England), Alicia (born 1877 in Puriton, Somerset, England) and Walter (born 1879 in Puriton, Somerset, England).


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John Shearing's household

Male

John

Shearing

Head
Female

Mary

Shearing

Wife
Male

Ernest

Shearing

Son
Female

Alice

Shearing

Daughter
Female

Florence

Shearing

Daughter
Male

Plenty

Shearing

Son
Female

Alicia

Shearing

Daughter
Male

Walter

Shearing

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Shearing
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place High Ham, Somerset, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Shearing

Head

Married

43

1838

High Ham, Somerset, England

Mary

Shearing

Wife

Married

30

1851

Wedmore, Somerset, England

Ernest

Shearing

Son

Single

10

1871

Puriton, Somerset, England

Alice

Shearing

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Meare, Somerset, England

Florence

Shearing

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Puriton, Somerset, England

Plenty

Shearing

Son

Single

4

1877

Puriton, Somerset, England

Alicia

Shearing

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Puriton, Somerset, England

Walter

Shearing

Son

Single

2

1879

Puriton, Somerset, England

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