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Household of William Lear (born 1817, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Macclesfield, Cheshire, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Lear, born in 1817 in Mottram St Andrew, Cheshire, consisted of 5 members. William was the head of the household, single.
During the period, also present in the household were William's Boarder, Mary (born 1831 in Chelford, Cheshire, England), William's Boarder, Edwin (born 1853 in Chelford, Cheshire, England), William's Boarder, Mary E (born 1864 in Chelford, Cheshire, England) and William's Boarder, May (born 1876 in Chelford, Cheshire, England).


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William Lear's household

Male

William

Lear

Head
Female

Mary

Ford

Boarder
Male

Edwin

Ford

Boarder
Female

Mary E

Ford

Boarder
Female

May

Ford

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Lear
Relationship Head
Marital status Single
Age 64
Birth year 1817
Birth place Mottram St Andrew, Cheshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Lear

Head

Single

64

1817

Mottram St Andrew, Cheshire, England

Mary

Ford

Boarder

Single

50

1831

Chelford, Cheshire, England

Edwin

Ford

Boarder

Single

28

1853

Chelford, Cheshire, England

Mary E

Ford

Boarder

Single

17

1864

Chelford, Cheshire, England

May

Ford

Boarder

Single

5

1876

Chelford, Cheshire, England

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