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Household of Mary Lear (born 1838, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wolstanton, Staffordshire, 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.

Mary Lear and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Mary Lear, born in 1838 in Hanley, Staffordshire, consisted of 8 members. Mary was the head of the household, widow. She had 5 children; Sarah (born 1865 in Tunstall, Staffordshire, England), Elisha (born 1869 in Tunstall, Staffordshire, England), Edna (born 1871 in Tunstall, Staffordshire, England), James (born 1874 in Tunstall, Staffordshire, England) and Alice (born 1876 in Tunstall, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Mary's Boarder, Annie (born 1862 in Tunstall, Staffordshire, England) and Mary's Boarder, Harriett A (born 1881 in Tunstall, Staffordshire, England).


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Mary Lear's household

Female

Mary

Lear

Head
Female

Sarah

Lear

Daughter
Male

Elisha

Lear

Son
Female

Edna

Lear

Daughter
Male

James

Lear

Son
Female

Alice

Lear

Daughter
Female

Annie

Belford

Boarder
Female

Harriett A

Belford

Boarder
First name(s) Mary
Last name Lear
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Hanley, Staffordshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Mary

Lear

Head

Widow

43

1838

Hanley, Staffordshire, England

Sarah

Lear

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Tunstall, Staffordshire, England

Elisha

Lear

Son

Single

12

1869

Tunstall, Staffordshire, England

Edna

Lear

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Tunstall, Staffordshire, England

James

Lear

Son

Single

7

1874

Tunstall, Staffordshire, England

Alice

Lear

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Tunstall, Staffordshire, England

Annie

Belford

Boarder

Single

19

1862

Tunstall, Staffordshire, England

Harriett A

Belford

Boarder

Single

0

1881

Tunstall, Staffordshire, England

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