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Household of William Wears (born 1861, Cumberland)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Houghton Le Spring, Durham, 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 Wears and 5 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Wears, born in 1861 in Whitehaven, Cumberland, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Wears, born in 1856 in Sunderland, Durham, England. They had 3 children; John Tho (born 1875 in Hetton Downs, Durham, England), William (born 1877 in Hetton Downs, Durham, England) and Samuel (born 1881 in Hetton Downs, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Mother In Law, Mary Gordon, born in 1815 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England.
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William Wears's household
William
Wears
Head
Elizabeth
Wears
Wife
John Tho
Wears
Son
William
Wears
Son
Samuel
Wears
Son
Mary
Gordon
Mother In Law
| First name(s) | William |
| Last name | Wears |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 20 |
| Birth year | 1861 |
| Birth place | Whitehaven, Cumberland, England |
Household members (6 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
William | Wears | Head | Married | 20 | 1861 | Whitehaven, Cumberland, England | |
Elizabeth | Wears | Wife | Married | 25 | 1856 | Sunderland, Durham, England | |
John Tho | Wears | Son | Single | 6 | 1875 | Hetton Downs, Durham, England | |
William | Wears | Son | Single | 4 | 1877 | Hetton Downs, Durham, England | |
Samuel | Wears | Son | Single | 0 | 1881 | Hetton Downs, Durham, England | |
Mary | Gordon | Mother In Law | Widow | 66 | 1815 | Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England |
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