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Household of Benjamin Gear (born 1820, Devon)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barnstaple, 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.
Benjamin Gear and 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Gear, born in 1820 in Ilfracombe, Devon, consisted of 9 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Mary Gear, born in 1827 in Brayford, Devon, England. They had 2 children; Martha (born 1859 in Berrynarbor, Devon, England) and James (born 1860 in Berrynarbor, Devon, England). They had 1 grandchild; Elizabeth Ann, born 1879 in Arlington, Devon, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Benjamin's Servant, Edward (born 1860 in Devon, England), Benjamin's -, George (born 1866 in Bindon), Benjamin's Servant, Sarah (born 1863 in Berrynarbor, Devon, England) and Benjamin's Servant, Ellen (born 1867 in Ilfracombe, Devon, England).
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Benjamin Gear's household
Benjamin
Gear
Head
Mary
Gear
Wife
Martha
Gear
Daughter
James
Gear
Son
Elizabeth Ann
Gammon
Grand Daughter
Edward
Dart
Servant
George
Norman
-
Sarah
Coats
Servant
Ellen
Tucker
Servant
| First name(s) | Benjamin |
| Last name | Gear |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 61 |
| Birth year | 1820 |
| Birth place | Ilfracombe, Devon, England |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Benjamin | Gear | Head | Married | 61 | 1820 | Ilfracombe, Devon, England | |
Mary | Gear | Wife | Married | 54 | 1827 | Brayford, Devon, England | |
Martha | Gear | Daughter | Single | 22 | 1859 | Berrynarbor, Devon, England | |
James | Gear | Son | Single | 21 | 1860 | Berrynarbor, Devon, England | |
Elizabeth Ann | Gammon | Grand Daughter | Single | 2 | 1879 | Arlington, Devon, England | |
Edward | Dart | Servant | Single | 21 | 1860 | Devon, England | |
George | Norman | - | Single | 15 | 1866 | Bindon | |
Sarah | Coats | Servant | Single | 18 | 1863 | Berrynarbor, Devon, England | |
Ellen | Tucker | Servant | Single | 14 | 1867 | Ilfracombe, Devon, England |
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