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Household of Richard Shears (born 1828, 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 1828 in Menheniot, Cornwall, consisted of 5 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Mary A Shears, born in 1823 in Liskeard, Cornwall, England. They had 2 children; Susan (born 1856 in Menheniot, Cornwall, England) and Jane (born 1865 in St Austell, Cornwall, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Richard's Lodger, John Yates, born in 1813 in Wadebridge, Cornwall, England.
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Richard Shears's household
Richard
Shears
Head
Mary A
Shears
Wife
Susan
Shears
Daughter
Jane
Shears
Daughter
John
Yates
Lodger
| First name(s) | Richard |
| Last name | Shears |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 53 |
| Birth year | 1828 |
| Birth place | Menheniot, Cornwall, England |
Household members (5 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Richard | Shears | Head | Married | 53 | 1828 | Menheniot, Cornwall, England | |
Mary A | Shears | Wife | Married | 58 | 1823 | Liskeard, Cornwall, England | |
Susan | Shears | Daughter | Single | 25 | 1856 | Menheniot, Cornwall, England | |
Jane | Shears | Daughter | Single | 16 | 1865 | St Austell, Cornwall, England | |
John | Yates | Lodger | Widower | 68 | 1813 | Wadebridge, Cornwall, England |
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