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Household of William Mears (born 1845, Hampshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chichester, Sussex, 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 Mears and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Mears, born in 1845 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Harriet Mears, born in 1847 in Southampton, Hampshire, England. They had 4 children; Henry (born 1872 in Chichester, Sussex, England), Mary (born 1874 in Chichester, Sussex, England), Grace (born 1878 in Chichester, Sussex, England) and Ernest (born 1880 in Chichester, Sussex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Visitor, George Crook, born in 1866 in Southampton, Hampshire, England.


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William Mears's household

Male

William

Mears

Head
Female

Harriet

Mears

Wife
Male

George

Crook

Visitor
Male

Henry

Mears

Son
Female

Mary

Mears

Daughter
Female

Grace

Mears

Daughter
Male

Ernest

Mears

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Mears
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Mears

Head

Married

36

1845

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Harriet

Mears

Wife

Married

34

1847

Southampton, Hampshire, England

George

Crook

Visitor

Single

15

1866

Southampton, Hampshire, England

Henry

Mears

Son

Single

9

1872

Chichester, Sussex, England

Mary

Mears

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Chichester, Sussex, England

Grace

Mears

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Chichester, Sussex, England

Ernest

Mears

Son

Single

1

1880

Chichester, Sussex, England

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