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Household of William Gearing (born 1840, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Ham, London,Essex, 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.

William Gearing and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Gearing, born in 1840 in Hackney, Middlesex, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ruth Gearing, born in 1848 in Maldon, Essex, England. They had 6 children; Herbert G (born 1868 in Bow, Middlesex, England), Grace (born 1870 in City of London, Middlesex, England), Rosetta R (born 1872 in City of London, Middlesex, England), William H (born 1874 in City of London, Middlesex, England), Sydney E (born 1877 in Bow, Middlesex, England) and Arthur T (born 1881 in Leytonstone, Essex, England).


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William Gearing's household

Male

William

Gearing

Head
Female

Ruth

Gearing

Wife
Male

Herbert G

Gearing

Son
Female

Grace

Gearing

Daughter
Female

Rosetta R

Gearing

Daughter
Male

William H

Gearing

Son
Male

Sydney E

Gearing

Son
Male

Arthur T

Gearing

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Gearing
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Hackney, Middlesex, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Gearing

Head

Married

41

1840

Hackney, Middlesex, England

Ruth

Gearing

Wife

Married

33

1848

Maldon, Essex, England

Herbert G

Gearing

Son

Single

13

1868

Bow, Middlesex, England

Grace

Gearing

Daughter

Single

11

1870

City of London, Middlesex, England

Rosetta R

Gearing

Daughter

Single

9

1872

City of London, Middlesex, England

William H

Gearing

Son

Single

7

1874

City of London, Middlesex, England

Sydney E

Gearing

Son

Single

4

1877

Bow, Middlesex, England

Arthur T

Gearing

Son

Single

0

1881

Leytonstone, Essex, England

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