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Household of Robert Lear (born 1845, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Poplar, London,Middlesex, 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.

Robert Lear and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Lear, born in 1845 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, consisted of 8 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Jane Lear, born in 1843 in Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire, England. They had 5 children; Robert (born 1869 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England), Jane (born 1872 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England), Henry (born 1875 in South Hackney, Middlesex, England), Elizabeth (born 1878 in Bow, Middlesex, England) and Rebecca (born 1880 in Bow, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Robert's Visitor, John Hincks, born in 1833 in Whitechapel, Middlesex, England.


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Robert Lear's household

Male

Robert

Lear

Head
Female

Jane

Lear

Wife
Male

Robert

Lear

Son
Female

Jane

Lear

Daughter
Male

Henry

Lear

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Lear

Daughter
Female

Rebecca

Lear

Daughter
Male

John

Hincks

Visitor
First name(s) Robert
Last name Lear
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Lear

Head

Married

36

1845

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Jane

Lear

Wife

Married

38

1843

Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire, England

Robert

Lear

Son

Single

12

1869

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Jane

Lear

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Henry

Lear

Son

Single

6

1875

South Hackney, Middlesex, England

Elizabeth

Lear

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Bow, Middlesex, England

Rebecca

Lear

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Bow, Middlesex, England

John

Hincks

Visitor

Single

48

1833

Whitechapel, Middlesex, England

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