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Household of William Gears (born 1834, Shropshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wellington, Shropshire, 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 Gears and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Gears, born in 1834 in Dawley, Shropshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Gears, born in 1831 in Dawley, Shropshire, England. They had 4 children; Fredrick W (born 1861 in Dawley, Shropshire, England), Louisa (born 1867 in Wellington, Shropshire, England), Herbert (born 1869 in Wellington, Shropshire, England) and Thomas (born 1871 in Wellington, Shropshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Mother In Law, Elizabeth Termant Or Tennant, born in 1803 in Dawley, Shropshire, England.


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William Gears's household

Male

William

Gears

Head
Female

Mary

Gears

Wife
Male

Fredrick W

Gears

Son
Female

Louisa

Gears

Daughter
Male

Herbert

Gears

Son
Male

Thomas

Gears

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Termant Or Tennant

Mother In Law
First name(s) William
Last name Gears
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Dawley, Shropshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Gears

Head

Married

47

1834

Dawley, Shropshire, England

Mary

Gears

Wife

Married

50

1831

Dawley, Shropshire, England

Fredrick W

Gears

Son

Single

20

1861

Dawley, Shropshire, England

Louisa

Gears

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Wellington, Shropshire, England

Herbert

Gears

Son

Single

12

1869

Wellington, Shropshire, England

Thomas

Gears

Son

Single

10

1871

Wellington, Shropshire, England

Elizabeth

Termant Or Tennant

Mother In Law

Widow

78

1803

Dawley, Shropshire, England

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