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Household of Sampson Mears (born 1857, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Exeter, 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.

Sampson Mears and 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Sampson Mears, born in 1857 in Devon, consisted of 3 members. Sampson was the head of the household, married to Jane Mears, born in 1858 in Devon, England. They had 1 child; Ernest William, born 1880 in Yeovil, Somerset, England.


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Sampson Mears's household

Male

Sampson

Mears

Head
Female

Jane

Mears

Wife
Male

Ernest William

Mears

Son
First name(s) Sampson
Last name Mears
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 24
Birth year 1857
Birth place Devon, England

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Sampson

Mears

Head

Married

24

1857

Devon, England

Jane

Mears

Wife

Married

23

1858

Devon, England

Ernest William

Mears

Son

Single

1

1880

Yeovil, Somerset, England

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