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Household of William Shears (born 1822, Surrey)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wandsworth, London,Surrey, 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 Shears and 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Shears, born in 1822 in Wimbledon, Surrey, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Sarah Shears, born in 1824 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; James Chas (born 1857 in Surrey, England), Edmund A (born 1859 in Surrey, England) and Caroline A (born 1862 in -).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Julia (born 1850 in Ipswich, Suffolk, England), William's Servant, Celia (born 1852 in Balham, Surrey, England) and William's Servant, Maria J (born 1864 in Bermondsey, Surrey, England).
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William Shears's household
William
Shears
Head
Sarah
Shears
Wife
James Chas
Shears
Son
Edmund A
Shears
Son
Caroline A
Shears
Daughter
Julia
Davis
Servant
Celia
Lavey
Servant
Maria J
Phillips
Servant
| First name(s) | William |
| Last name | Shears |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 59 |
| Birth year | 1822 |
| Birth place | Wimbledon, Surrey, England |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
William | Shears | Head | Married | 59 | 1822 | Wimbledon, Surrey, England | |
Sarah | Shears | Wife | Married | 57 | 1824 | Manchester, Lancashire, England | |
James Chas | Shears | Son | Single | 24 | 1857 | Surrey, England | |
Edmund A | Shears | Son | Single | 22 | 1859 | Surrey, England | |
Caroline A | Shears | Daughter | Single | 19 | 1862 | - | |
Julia | Davis | Servant | Single | 31 | 1850 | Ipswich, Suffolk, England | |
Celia | Lavey | Servant | Single | 29 | 1852 | Balham, Surrey, England | |
Maria J | Phillips | Servant | Single | 17 | 1864 | Bermondsey, Surrey, England |
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