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Household of Thomas Wears (born 1847, Northumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chester Le Street, Durham, 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 Wears and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Wears, born in 1847 in Walker, Northumberland, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Ellenor Wears, born in 1850 in Walker, Northumberland, England. They had 3 children; George (born 1875 in Durham, England), Mary A (born 1876 in Durham, England) and John E (born 1868 in Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Servant, Susan (born 1869 in Durham, England) and Thomas's Boarder, John (born 1841 in Walker, Northumberland, England).


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Thomas Wears's household

Male

Thomas

Wears

Head
Female

Ellenor

Wears

Wife
Male

George

Wears

Son
Female

Mary A

Wears

Daughter
Male

John E

Wears

Son
Female

Susan

Emmerson

Servant
Male

John

Emmerson

Boarder
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Wears
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Walker, Northumberland, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Wears

Head

Married

34

1847

Walker, Northumberland, England

Ellenor

Wears

Wife

Married

31

1850

Walker, Northumberland, England

George

Wears

Son

Single

6

1875

Durham, England

Mary A

Wears

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Durham, England

John E

Wears

Son

Single

13

1868

Durham, England

Susan

Emmerson

Servant

Single

12

1869

Durham, England

John

Emmerson

Boarder

Single

40

1841

Walker, Northumberland, England

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