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Household of Robert Shears (born 1828, Surrey)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kensington, 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 Shears and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Shears, born in 1828 in Woking, Surrey, consisted of 5 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Shears, born in 1828 in Ashford, Middlesex, England. They had 2 children; George (born 1863 in Richmond, Surrey, England) and Frank (born 1867 in Richmond, Surrey, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Robert's Visitor, Mary Ann Woodcock, born in 1796 in Derbyshire, England.


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Robert Shears's household

Male

Robert

Shears

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Shears

Wife
Male

George

Shears

Son
Male

Frank

Shears

Son
Female

Mary Ann

Woodcock

Visitor
First name(s) Robert
Last name Shears
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Woking, Surrey, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Shears

Head

Married

53

1828

Woking, Surrey, England

Elizabeth

Shears

Wife

Married

53

1828

Ashford, Middlesex, England

George

Shears

Son

Single

18

1863

Richmond, Surrey, England

Frank

Shears

Son

Single

14

1867

Richmond, Surrey, England

Mary Ann

Woodcock

Visitor

Widow

85

1796

Derbyshire, England

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