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Household of Samuel Shears (born 1832, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Totnes, 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.

Samuel Shears and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel Shears, born in 1832 in Devon, consisted of 6 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to Mary A Shears, born in 1836 in Devon, England. They had 4 children; Samuel F (born 1857 in Devon, England), John (born 1868 in Devon, England), Sarah (born 1870 in Devon, England) and Edith (born 1873 in Devon, England).


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Samuel Shears's household

Male

Samuel

Shears

Head
Female

Mary A

Shears

Wife
Male

Samuel F

Shears

Son
Male

John

Shears

Son
Female

Sarah

Shears

Daughter
Female

Edith

Shears

Daughter
First name(s) Samuel
Last name Shears
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Devon, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel

Shears

Head

Married

49

1832

Devon, England

Mary A

Shears

Wife

Married

45

1836

Devon, England

Samuel F

Shears

Son

Single

24

1857

Devon, England

John

Shears

Son

Single

13

1868

Devon, England

Sarah

Shears

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Devon, England

Edith

Shears

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Devon, England

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