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Household of William Lear (born 1845, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newton Abbot, Devon, 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 Lear and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Lear, born in 1845 in Buckland, Devon, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to E A Lear, born in 1848 in Ashburton, Devon, England. They had 5 children; William F (born 1870 in Ashburton, Devon, England), Florence (born 1874 in Ashburton, Devon, England), Lily (born 1876 in Ashburton, Devon, England), Eddie (born 1878 in Ashburton, Devon, England) and Mabel (born 1880 in Ashburton, Devon, England).


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William Lear's household

Male

William

Lear

Head
Female

E A

Lear

Wife
Male

William F

Lear

Son
Female

Florence

Lear

Daughter
Female

Lily

Lear

Daughter
Female

Eddie

Lear

Daughter
Female

Mabel

Lear

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Lear
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Buckland, Devon, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Lear

Head

Married

36

1845

Buckland, Devon, England

E A

Lear

Wife

Married

33

1848

Ashburton, Devon, England

William F

Lear

Son

Single

11

1870

Ashburton, Devon, England

Florence

Lear

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Ashburton, Devon, England

Lily

Lear

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Ashburton, Devon, England

Eddie

Lear

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Ashburton, Devon, England

Mabel

Lear

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Ashburton, Devon, England

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