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Household of Matthew Gear (born 1823, Dorset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Axminster, Dorset, 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.

Matthew Gear and 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthew Gear, born in 1823 in Symondsbury, Dorset, consisted of 3 members. Matthew was the head of the household, married to Mary Gear, born in 1820 in Uplyme, Devon, England. They had 1 child; James, born 1869 in Morcombelake, Dorset, England.


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Matthew Gear's household

Male

Matthew

Gear

Head
Female

Mary

Gear

Wife
Male

James

Gear

Son
First name(s) Matthew
Last name Gear
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Symondsbury, Dorset, England

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Matthew

Gear

Head

Married

58

1823

Symondsbury, Dorset, England

Mary

Gear

Wife

Married

61

1820

Uplyme, Devon, England

James

Gear

Son

Single

12

1869

Morcombelake, Dorset, England

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