William Marsh
Born 1841
Start a free trial to view
Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time
Household of John Shears (born 1819, Surrey)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Staines, Middlesex,Surrey, England
More informationkeyboard_arrow_down
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 6 other people are on this record
More informationkeyboard_arrow_down
In the 1881 Census, the household of John Shears, born in 1819 in Byfleet, Surrey, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Shears, born in 1823 in Egham, Surrey, England. They had 3 children; Caroline (born 1851 in Chertsey, Surrey, England), Gertrude A (born 1862 in Shepperton, Middlesex, England) and James A (born 1864 in Shepperton, Middlesex, England). They had 1 grandchild; Ada L, born 1871 in Shepperton, Middlesex, England.
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Henry Chalcraft, born in 1866 in Thorpe, Surrey, England.
Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time
John Shears's household
John
Shears
Head
Elizabeth
Shears
Wife
Caroline
Hawkes
Daughter
Gertrude A
Shears
Daughter
James A
Shears
Son
Ada L
Beveridge
Grand Daughter
Henry
Chalcraft
Servant
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Shears |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 62 |
| Birth year | 1819 |
| Birth place | Byfleet, Surrey, England |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | Shears | Head | Married | 62 | 1819 | Byfleet, Surrey, England | |
Elizabeth | Shears | Wife | Married | 58 | 1823 | Egham, Surrey, England | |
Caroline | Hawkes | Daughter | Married | 30 | 1851 | Chertsey, Surrey, England | |
Gertrude A | Shears | Daughter | Single | 19 | 1862 | Shepperton, Middlesex, England | |
James A | Shears | Son | Single | 17 | 1864 | Shepperton, Middlesex, England | |
Ada L | Beveridge | Grand Daughter | Single | 10 | 1871 | Shepperton, Middlesex, England | |
Henry | Chalcraft | Servant | Single | 15 | 1866 | Thorpe, Surrey, England |
Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections
Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of John Shears in Staines in 1881, and follow the Shears family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.
We've found family trees for John Shears
We’ve found John Shears in 1143 family trees. Find out more about John Shears' household and view the Shears family in family trees created by Findmypast members.
Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census
These might have been neighbours of John Shears, recorded on nearby pages of the 1881 Census.