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Household of William Spear (born 1839, Cornwall)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Tavistock, Cornwall, 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 Spear and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Spear, born in 1839 in Linkinhorne, Cornwall, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jane Spear, born in 1836 in Devon, England. They had 5 children; Mary A (born 1863 in Calstock, Cornwall, England), William (born 1865 in Calstock, Cornwall, England), Ann (born 1872 in Calstock, Cornwall, England), Harry (born 1874 in Calstock, Cornwall, England) and Eliza J (born 1876 in Calstock, Cornwall, England).


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William Spear's household

Male

William

Spear

Head
Female

Jane

Spear

Wife
Female

Mary A

Spear

Daughter
Male

William

Spear

Son
Female

Ann

Spear

Daughter
Male

Harry

Spear

Son
Female

Eliza J

Spear

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Spear
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Linkinhorne, Cornwall, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Spear

Head

Married

42

1839

Linkinhorne, Cornwall, England

Jane

Spear

Wife

Married

45

1836

Devon, England

Mary A

Spear

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Calstock, Cornwall, England

William

Spear

Son

Single

16

1865

Calstock, Cornwall, England

Ann

Spear

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Calstock, Cornwall, England

Harry

Spear

Son

Single

7

1874

Calstock, Cornwall, England

Eliza J

Spear

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Calstock, Cornwall, England

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