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Household of Richard Shears (born 1857, Cornwall)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Austell, 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.

Richard Shears and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Shears, born in 1857 in St Austell, Cornwall, consisted of 5 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Eliza Shears, born in 1856 in St Austell, Cornwall, England. They had 3 children; Annie (born 1877 in St Austell, Cornwall, England), William R (born 1879 in St Austell, Cornwall, England) and Nellie (born 1881 in St Austell, Cornwall, England).


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Richard Shears's household

Male

Richard

Shears

Head
Female

Eliza

Shears

Wife
Female

Annie

Shears

Daughter
Male

William R

Shears

Son
Female

Nellie

Shears

Daughter
First name(s) Richard
Last name Shears
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 24
Birth year 1857
Birth place St Austell, Cornwall, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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Richard

Shears

Head

Married

24

1857

St Austell, Cornwall, England

Eliza

Shears

Wife

Married

25

1856

St Austell, Cornwall, England

Annie

Shears

Daughter

Single

4

1877

St Austell, Cornwall, England

William R

Shears

Son

Single

2

1879

St Austell, Cornwall, England

Nellie

Shears

Daughter

Single

0

1881

St Austell, Cornwall, England

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