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Household of Samuel Shears (born 1839, Warwickshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Aston, Warwickshire, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel Shears, born in 1839 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, consisted of 7 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to Christiana Shears, born in 1841 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England. They had 5 children; Polly (born 1864 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England), Christiana (born 1865 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England), William (born 1867 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England), George (born 1870 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England) and Arthur (born 1873 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England).


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Samuel Shears's household

Male

Samuel

Shears

Head
Female

Christiana

Shears

Wife
Female

Polly

Shears

Daughter
Female

Christiana

Shears

Daughter
Male

William

Shears

Son
Male

George

Shears

Son
Male

Arthur

Shears

Son
First name(s) Samuel
Last name Shears
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel

Shears

Head

Married

42

1839

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Christiana

Shears

Wife

Married

40

1841

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Polly

Shears

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Christiana

Shears

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

William

Shears

Son

Single

14

1867

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

George

Shears

Son

Single

11

1870

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Arthur

Shears

Son

Single

8

1873

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

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