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Household of Walter W Shears (born 1844, Dorset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wimborne, Dorset, 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.

Walter W Shears and 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Walter W Shears, born in 1844 in Chalbury, Dorset, consisted of 3 members. Walter W was the head of the household, married to Ellen Shears, born in 1851 in Woodlands, Dorset, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Walter W's Niece, Alice Cutler, born in 1872 in London, Middlesex, England.


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Walter W Shears's household

Male

Walter W

Shears

Head
Female

Ellen

Shears

Wife
Female

Alice

Cutler

Niece
First name(s) Walter W
Last name Shears
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Chalbury, Dorset, England

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Walter W

Shears

Head

Married

37

1844

Chalbury, Dorset, England

Ellen

Shears

Wife

Married

30

1851

Woodlands, Dorset, England

Alice

Cutler

Niece

Single

9

1872

London, Middlesex, England

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