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Household of Joseph Mears (born 1857, Essex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Croydon, 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.

Joseph Mears and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Mears, born in 1857 in Kelvedon, Essex, consisted of 6 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Jane Mears, born in 1853 in Coggeshall, Essex, England. They had 3 children; Ruth Maud (born 1873 in Coggeshall, Essex, England), Joseph (born 1880 in Croydon, Surrey, England) and Joshua (born 1881 in Croydon, Surrey, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Lodger, William Mears, born in 1854 in Kelvedon, Essex, England.


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Joseph Mears's household

Male

Joseph

Mears

Head
Female

Jane

Mears

Wife
Female

Ruth Maud

Mears

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Mears

Son
Male

Joshua

Mears

Son
Male

William

Mears

Lodger
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Mears
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 24
Birth year 1857
Birth place Kelvedon, Essex, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Mears

Head

Married

24

1857

Kelvedon, Essex, England

Jane

Mears

Wife

Married

28

1853

Coggeshall, Essex, England

Ruth Maud

Mears

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Coggeshall, Essex, England

Joseph

Mears

Son

Single

1

1880

Croydon, Surrey, England

Joshua

Mears

Son

Single

0

1881

Croydon, Surrey, England

William

Mears

Lodger

Married

27

1854

Kelvedon, Essex, England

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