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Household of William S Spear (born 1847, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Plymouth, 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 S Spear and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William S Spear, born in 1847 in Plymouth, Devon, consisted of 9 members. William S was the head of the household, married to Sarah A Spear, born in 1850 in Moretonhampstead, Devon, England. They had 4 children; William C (born 1873 in Plymouth, Devon, England), Frederick A (born 1875 in Plymouth, Devon, England), Edwin A (born 1876 in Plymouth, Devon, England) and Henry L (born 1879 in Plymouth, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William S's -, Annie E (born 1863 in Devon, England), William S's -, Lydia (born 1859 in Modbury, Devon, England) and William S's -, Fanny H (born 1858 in Devon, England).


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William S Spear's household

Male

William S

Spear

Head
Female

Sarah A

Spear

Wife
Male

William C

Spear

Son
Male

Frederick A

Spear

Son
Male

Edwin A

Spear

Son
Male

Henry L

Spear

Son
Female

Annie E

Fairweather

-
Female

Lydia

Pond

-
Female

Fanny H

Hawkings

-
First name(s) William S
Last name Spear
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Plymouth, Devon, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William S

Spear

Head

Married

34

1847

Plymouth, Devon, England

Sarah A

Spear

Wife

Married

31

1850

Moretonhampstead, Devon, England

William C

Spear

Son

Single

8

1873

Plymouth, Devon, England

Frederick A

Spear

Son

Single

6

1875

Plymouth, Devon, England

Edwin A

Spear

Son

Single

5

1876

Plymouth, Devon, England

Henry L

Spear

Son

Single

2

1879

Plymouth, Devon, England

Annie E

Fairweather

-

Single

18

1863

Devon, England

Lydia

Pond

-

Single

22

1859

Modbury, Devon, England

Fanny H

Hawkings

-

Single

23

1858

Devon, England

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