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Household of John Spear (born 1833, Cornwall)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Columb, Cornwall, 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 Spear and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Spear, born in 1833 in Padstow, Cornwall, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Spear, born in 1838 in Cornwall, England. They had 7 children; John (born 1863 in Padstow, Cornwall, England), Herbert (born 1865 in Padstow, Cornwall, England), Fredrick (born 1867 in Padstow, Cornwall, England), Gregory (born 1870 in Padstow, Cornwall, England), Hart (born 1871 in Padstow, Cornwall, England), Julia (born 1873 in Padstow, Cornwall, England) and Horack (born 1875 in Padstow, Cornwall, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, M J Dunevan, born in 1861 in Liskeard, Cornwall, England.


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John Spear's household

Male

John

Spear

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Spear

Wife
Male

John

Spear

Son
Male

Herbert

Spear

Son
Male

Fredrick

Spear

Son
Male

Gregory

Spear

Son
Male

Hart

Spear

Son
Female

Julia

Spear

Daughter
Male

Horack

Spear

Son
Female

M J

Dunevan

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Spear
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Padstow, Cornwall, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Spear

Head

Married

48

1833

Padstow, Cornwall, England

Elizabeth

Spear

Wife

Married

43

1838

Cornwall, England

John

Spear

Son

Single

18

1863

Padstow, Cornwall, England

Herbert

Spear

Son

Single

16

1865

Padstow, Cornwall, England

Fredrick

Spear

Son

Single

14

1867

Padstow, Cornwall, England

Gregory

Spear

Son

Single

11

1870

Padstow, Cornwall, England

Hart

Spear

Son

Single

10

1871

Padstow, Cornwall, England

Julia

Spear

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Padstow, Cornwall, England

Horack

Spear

Son

Single

6

1875

Padstow, Cornwall, England

M J

Dunevan

Servant

Single

20

1861

Liskeard, Cornwall, England

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