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Household of Thomas Gear (born 1853, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Axminster, Dorset,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.

Thomas Gear and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Gear, born in 1853 in Axminster, Devon, consisted of 9 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary Gear, born in 1857 in Upottery, Devon, England. They had 3 children; Annie (born 1877 in Upottery, Devon, England), Mary J (born 1879 in Upottery, Devon, England) and Bessie (born 1881 in Upottery, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Visitor, Catherine (born 1829 in Whitestaunton, Somerset, England), Thomas's Boarder, Emma (born 1869 in Upottery, Devon, England), Thomas's Servant, James (born 1862 in Upottery, Devon, England) and Thomas's Servant, Thomas (born 1864 in Upottery, Devon, England).


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Thomas Gear's household

Male

Thomas

Gear

Head
Female

Mary

Gear

Wife
Female

Annie

Gear

Daughter
Female

Mary J

Gear

Daughter
Female

Bessie

Gear

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Blackmore

Visitor
Female

Emma

Blackmore

Boarder
Male

James

Blackmore

Servant
Male

Thomas

Blackmore

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Gear
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Axminster, Devon, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Gear

Head

Married

28

1853

Axminster, Devon, England

Mary

Gear

Wife

Married

24

1857

Upottery, Devon, England

Annie

Gear

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Upottery, Devon, England

Mary J

Gear

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Upottery, Devon, England

Bessie

Gear

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Upottery, Devon, England

Catherine

Blackmore

Visitor

Widow

52

1829

Whitestaunton, Somerset, England

Emma

Blackmore

Boarder

Single

12

1869

Upottery, Devon, England

James

Blackmore

Servant

Single

19

1862

Upottery, Devon, England

Thomas

Blackmore

Servant

Single

17

1864

Upottery, Devon, England

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