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Household of Thomas Lear (born 1853, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Birkenhead, Cheshire, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Lear, born in 1853 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, consisted of 5 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary Lear, born in 1831 in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Boarder, John (born 1836 in London, Middlesex, England) and Thomas's Boarder, James (born 1845 in Ireland).


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Thomas Lear's household

Male

Thomas

Lear

Head
Female

Mary

Lear

Wife
Male

John

Gilman

Boarder
Female

Jane

Gilman

Wife
Male

James

Inkwen

Boarder
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Lear
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Lear

Head

Married

28

1853

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Mary

Lear

Wife

Married

50

1831

Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England

John

Gilman

Boarder

Married

45

1836

London, Middlesex, England

Jane

Gilman

Wife

Married

40

1841

London, Middlesex, England

James

Inkwen

Boarder

Single

36

1845

Ireland

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