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Household of Richard Shears (born 1832, Devon)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stoke Damerel, Devon, 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.
Richard Shears and 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Shears, born in 1832 in Egg Buckland, Devon, consisted of 9 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Mary A Shears, born in 1840 in Bere Alston, Devon, England. They had 7 children; Mary E (born 1861 in Egg Buckland, Devon, England), William J (born 1862 in Egg Buckland, Devon, England), Ellen J (born 1867 in Stoke Damerel, Devon, England), Emeline (born 1873 in Stoke Damerel, Devon, England), John (born 1875 in Stoke Damerel, Devon, England), Richard (born 1878 in Stoke Damerel, Devon, England) and Minnie (born 1881 in Stoke Damerel, Devon, England).
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Richard Shears's household
Richard
Shears
Head
Mary A
Shears
Wife
Mary E
Shears
Daughter
William J
Shears
Son
Ellen J
Shears
Daughter
Emeline
Shears
Daughter
John
Shears
Son
Richard
Shears
Son
Minnie
Shears
Daughter
| First name(s) | Richard |
| Last name | Shears |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 49 |
| Birth year | 1832 |
| Birth place | Egg Buckland, Devon, England |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Richard | Shears | Head | Married | 49 | 1832 | Egg Buckland, Devon, England | |
Mary A | Shears | Wife | Married | 41 | 1840 | Bere Alston, Devon, England | |
Mary E | Shears | Daughter | Single | 20 | 1861 | Egg Buckland, Devon, England | |
William J | Shears | Son | Single | 19 | 1862 | Egg Buckland, Devon, England | |
Ellen J | Shears | Daughter | Single | 14 | 1867 | Stoke Damerel, Devon, England | |
Emeline | Shears | Daughter | Single | 8 | 1873 | Stoke Damerel, Devon, England | |
John | Shears | Son | Single | 6 | 1875 | Stoke Damerel, Devon, England | |
Richard | Shears | Son | Single | 3 | 1878 | Stoke Damerel, Devon, England | |
Minnie | Shears | Daughter | Single | 0 | 1881 | Stoke Damerel, Devon, England |
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