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Household of Thomas Mears (born 1818, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hackney, London,Middlesex, 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 Mears and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Mears, born in 1818 in Spitalfields, Middlesex, consisted of 10 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Charlotte Mears, born in 1828 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England. They had 4 children; Thomas (born 1857 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England), Philip (born 1861 in Middlesex, England), James (born 1866 in Ratcliff, Middlesex, England) and Jessie (born 1871 in Hackney, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Son In Law, Thomas (born 1855 in Old Ford, Middlesex, England), Thomas's Granson, Thomas (born 1878 in Hackney, Middlesex, England), Thomas's Boarder, Thomas (born 1862 in Kent, England) and Thomas's Boarder, Mary (born 1863 in Islington, Middlesex, England).


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Thomas Mears's household

Male

Thomas

Mears

Head
Female

Charlotte

Mears

Wife
Male

Thomas

Mears

Son
Male

Philip

Mears

Son
Male

James

Mears

Son
Male

Jessie

Mears

Son
Male

Thomas

Wilkes

Son In Law
Male

Thomas

Wilkes

Granson
Male

Thomas

Bosher

Boarder
Female

Mary

Bosher

Boarder
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Mears
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 63
Birth year 1818
Birth place Spitalfields, Middlesex, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Mears

Head

Married

63

1818

Spitalfields, Middlesex, England

Charlotte

Mears

Wife

Married

53

1828

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Thomas

Mears

Son

Single

24

1857

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Philip

Mears

Son

Single

20

1861

Middlesex, England

James

Mears

Son

Single

15

1866

Ratcliff, Middlesex, England

Jessie

Mears

Son

Single

10

1871

Hackney, Middlesex, England

Thomas

Wilkes

Son In Law

Widower

26

1855

Old Ford, Middlesex, England

Thomas

Wilkes

Granson

Single

3

1878

Hackney, Middlesex, England

Thomas

Bosher

Boarder

Married

19

1862

Kent, England

Mary

Bosher

Boarder

Married

18

1863

Islington, Middlesex, England

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