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Household of John Shears (born 1840, Buckinghamshire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Shears, born in 1840 in Buckinghamshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ann Shears, born in 1839 in Limehouse, Middlesex, England. They had 7 children; Thomas (born 1867 in Limehouse, Middlesex, England), John (born 1869 in Limehouse, Middlesex, England), Hannah (born 1871 in Limehouse, Middlesex, England), Emma (born 1873 in Limehouse, Middlesex, England), Annie (born 1875 in Limehouse, Middlesex, England), William (born 1879 in Limehouse, Middlesex, England) and Ellen (born 1881 in Limehouse, Middlesex, England).


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John Shears's household

Male

John

Shears

Head
Female

Ann

Shears

Wife
Male

Thomas

Shears

Son
Male

John

Shears

Son
Female

Hannah

Shears

Daughter
Female

Emma

Shears

Daughter
Female

Annie

Shears

Daughter
Male

William

Shears

Son
Female

Ellen

Shears

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Shears
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Buckinghamshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Shears

Head

Married

41

1840

Buckinghamshire, England

Ann

Shears

Wife

Married

42

1839

Limehouse, Middlesex, England

Thomas

Shears

Son

Single

14

1867

Limehouse, Middlesex, England

John

Shears

Son

Single

12

1869

Limehouse, Middlesex, England

Hannah

Shears

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Limehouse, Middlesex, England

Emma

Shears

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Limehouse, Middlesex, England

Annie

Shears

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Limehouse, Middlesex, England

William

Shears

Son

Single

2

1879

Limehouse, Middlesex, England

Ellen

Shears

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Limehouse, Middlesex, England

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