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Household of Thomas J Kear (born 1842, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hartlepool, Durham, 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 J Kear and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas J Kear, born in 1842 in Thornley, Durham, consisted of 8 members. Thomas J was the head of the household, married to Caroline Kear, born in 1841 in Hartlepool, Durham, England. They had 4 children; Elizabeth A (born 1864 in Hartlepool, Durham, England), John I (born 1868 in Stockton, Durham, England), Mary (born 1874 in Hartlepool, Durham, England) and Florence (born 1877 in Hartlepool, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas J's Boarder, George (born 1852 in Carlisle, Cumberland, England) and Thomas J's Boarder, Henry (born 1818 in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England).


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Thomas J Kear's household

Male

Thomas J

Kear

Head
Female

Caroline

Kear

Wife
Female

Elizabeth A

Kear

Daughter
Male

John I

Kear

Son
Female

Mary

Kear

Daughter
Female

Florence

Kear

Daughter
Male

George

Robinson

Boarder
Male

Henry

Frethingham

Boarder
First name(s) Thomas J
Last name Kear
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Thornley, Durham, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas J

Kear

Head

Married

39

1842

Thornley, Durham, England

Caroline

Kear

Wife

Married

40

1841

Hartlepool, Durham, England

Elizabeth A

Kear

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Hartlepool, Durham, England

John I

Kear

Son

Single

13

1868

Stockton, Durham, England

Mary

Kear

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Hartlepool, Durham, England

Florence

Kear

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Hartlepool, Durham, England

George

Robinson

Boarder

Widower

29

1852

Carlisle, Cumberland, England

Henry

Frethingham

Boarder

Widower

63

1818

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England

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