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Household of William Lear (born 1838, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Lear, born in 1838 in Alphington, Devon, consisted of 11 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary A Lear, born in 1836 in Hereford, Herefordshire, England. They had 8 children; Emily (born 1865 in Shaftesbury, Dorset, England), Ruth (born 1869 in Broseley, Shropshire, England), William N (born 1870 in Weston Super Mare, Somerset, England), James P (born 1872 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England), Charles V (born 1873 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England), Herbert J (born 1874 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England), George E (born 1876 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England) and Arthur D (born 1878 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Servant, Mary Revill, born in 1865 in Heapham, Nottinghamshire, England.


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William Lear's household

Male

William

Lear

Head
Female

Mary A

Lear

Wife
Female

Emily

Lear

Daughter
Female

Ruth

Lear

Daughter
Male

William N

Lear

Son
Male

James P

Lear

Son
Male

Charles V

Lear

Son
Male

Herbert J

Lear

Son
Male

George E

Lear

Son
Male

Arthur D

Lear

Son
Female

Mary

Revill

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Lear
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Alphington, Devon, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Lear

Head

Married

43

1838

Alphington, Devon, England

Mary A

Lear

Wife

Married

45

1836

Hereford, Herefordshire, England

Emily

Lear

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Shaftesbury, Dorset, England

Ruth

Lear

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Broseley, Shropshire, England

William N

Lear

Son

Single

11

1870

Weston Super Mare, Somerset, England

James P

Lear

Son

Single

9

1872

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England

Charles V

Lear

Son

Single

8

1873

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England

Herbert J

Lear

Son

Single

7

1874

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England

George E

Lear

Son

Single

5

1876

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England

Arthur D

Lear

Son

Single

3

1878

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England

Mary

Revill

Servant

Single

16

1865

Heapham, Nottinghamshire, England

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