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Household of Abel Peirce (born 1849, Sussex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in East Preston, Sussex, 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.

Abel Peirce and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Abel Peirce, born in 1849 in Southwater, Sussex, consisted of 8 members. Abel was the head of the household, married to Harriet Peirce, born in 1850 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England. They had 5 children; Arthur (born 1876 in Arundel, Sussex, England), Kate (born 1877 in Arundel, Sussex, England), Fanny (born 1878 in Arundel, Sussex, England), Nellie (born 1879 in Arundel, Sussex, England) and Rosa (born 1881 in Arundel, Sussex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Abel's Servant, Minnie Scutt, born in 1866 in Arundel, Sussex, England.


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Abel Peirce's household

Male

Abel

Peirce

Head
Female

Harriet

Peirce

Wife
Male

Arthur

Peirce

Son
Female

Kate

Peirce

Daughter
Female

Fanny

Peirce

Daughter
Female

Nellie

Peirce

Daughter
Female

Rosa

Peirce

Daughter
Female

Minnie

Scutt

Servant
First name(s) Abel
Last name Peirce
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Southwater, Sussex, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Abel

Peirce

Head

Married

32

1849

Southwater, Sussex, England

Harriet

Peirce

Wife

Married

31

1850

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Arthur

Peirce

Son

Single

5

1876

Arundel, Sussex, England

Kate

Peirce

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Arundel, Sussex, England

Fanny

Peirce

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Arundel, Sussex, England

Nellie

Peirce

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Arundel, Sussex, England

Rosa

Peirce

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Arundel, Sussex, England

Minnie

Scutt

Servant

Single

15

1866

Arundel, Sussex, England

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