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Household of Thomas Shearer (born 1840, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leeds, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 Shearer and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Shearer, born in 1840 in Leeds, Kent, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Ann Shearer, born in 1843 in Leeds, Kent, England. They had 5 children; Abraham (born 1864 in Leeds, Kent, England), Alfred (born 1872 in Leeds, Kent, England), Mary Ellen (born 1876 in Leeds, Kent, England), Thomas (born 1878 in Leeds, Kent, England) and Grace Ann (born 1881 in Leeds, Kent, England).


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Thomas Shearer's household

Male

Thomas

Shearer

Head
Female

Ann

Shearer

Wife
Male

Abraham

Shearer

Son
Male

Alfred

Shearer

Son
Female

Mary Ellen

Shearer

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Shearer

Son
Female

Grace Ann

Shearer

Daughter
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Shearer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Leeds, Kent, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Shearer

Head

Married

41

1840

Leeds, Kent, England

Ann

Shearer

Wife

Married

38

1843

Leeds, Kent, England

Abraham

Shearer

Son

Single

17

1864

Leeds, Kent, England

Alfred

Shearer

Son

Single

9

1872

Leeds, Kent, England

Mary Ellen

Shearer

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Leeds, Kent, England

Thomas

Shearer

Son

Single

3

1878

Leeds, Kent, England

Grace Ann

Shearer

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Leeds, Kent, England

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