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Household of Thomas Lear (born 1835, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newton Abbot, 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 Lear and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Lear, born in 1835 in Kingsteignton, Devon, consisted of 6 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Anna Lear, born in 1833 in Kingsteignton, Devon, England. They had 3 children; Mary B (born 1863 in Teignmouth, Devon, England), Frank (born 1865 in Teignmouth, Devon, England) and Willie W (born 1869 in Kingsteignton, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Mother, Sarah Lear, born in 1805 in Kingsteignton, Devon, England.


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Thomas Lear's household

Male

Thomas

Lear

Head
Female

Anna

Lear

Wife
Female

Mary B

Lear

Daughter
Male

Frank

Lear

Son
Male

Willie W

Lear

Son
Female

Sarah

Lear

Mother
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Lear
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Kingsteignton, Devon, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Lear

Head

Married

46

1835

Kingsteignton, Devon, England

Anna

Lear

Wife

Married

48

1833

Kingsteignton, Devon, England

Mary B

Lear

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Teignmouth, Devon, England

Frank

Lear

Son

Single

16

1865

Teignmouth, Devon, England

Willie W

Lear

Son

Single

12

1869

Kingsteignton, Devon, England

Sarah

Lear

Mother

Widow

76

1805

Kingsteignton, Devon, England

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