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Household of Thomas Lear (born 1820, Wiltshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Shaftesbury, Dorset, 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 Lear and 5 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Lear, born in 1820 in Wiltshire, consisted of 6 members. Thomas was the head of the household, widower. He had 2 children; Sophia S (born 1851 in Shaftesbury, Wiltshire, England) and Emma (born 1856 in Shaftesbury, Wiltshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Visitor, Emma (born 1842 in Donhead St Mary, Wiltshire, England), Thomas's Servant, Ann (born 1866 in Wiltshire, England) and Thomas's Lodger, Ann (born 1802 in Dorset, England).
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Thomas Lear's household
Thomas
Lear
Head
Sophia S
Lear
Daughter
Emma
Lear
Daughter
Emma
Scammell
Visitor
Ann
Brewer
Servant
Ann
Goddard
Lodger
| First name(s) | Thomas |
| Last name | Lear |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Widower |
| Age | 61 |
| Birth year | 1820 |
| Birth place | Wiltshire, England |
Household members (6 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Thomas | Lear | Head | Widower | 61 | 1820 | Wiltshire, England | |
Sophia S | Lear | Daughter | Single | 30 | 1851 | Shaftesbury, Wiltshire, England | |
Emma | Lear | Daughter | Single | 25 | 1856 | Shaftesbury, Wiltshire, England | |
Emma | Scammell | Visitor | Single | 39 | 1842 | Donhead St Mary, Wiltshire, England | |
Ann | Brewer | Servant | Single | 15 | 1866 | Wiltshire, England | |
Ann | Goddard | Lodger | Widow | 79 | 1802 | Dorset, England |
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