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Household of Ben Pettit (born 1844, Northamptonshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Teesdale, 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.

Ben Pettit and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Ben Pettit, born in 1844 in Northampton, Northamptonshire, consisted of 7 members. Ben was the head of the household, married to Mary Pettit, born in 1850 in Durham, England. They had 5 children; Besety (born 1872 in Yorkshire, England), Hannah (born 1874 in Yorkshire, England), Rachel Ann (born 1876 in Barnard Castle, Durham, England), James Emmerson (born 1879 in Barnard Castle, Durham, England) and Thomas Wm (born 1881 in Barnard Castle, Durham, England).


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Ben Pettit's household

Male

Ben

Pettit

Head
Female

Mary

Pettit

Wife
Female

Besety

Pettit

Daughter
Female

Hannah

Pettit

Daughter
Female

Rachel Ann

Pettit

Daughter
Male

James Emmerson

Pettit

Son
Male

Thomas Wm

Pettit

Son
First name(s) Ben
Last name Pettit
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Northampton, Northamptonshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Ben

Pettit

Head

Married

37

1844

Northampton, Northamptonshire, England

Mary

Pettit

Wife

Married

31

1850

Durham, England

Besety

Pettit

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Yorkshire, England

Hannah

Pettit

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Yorkshire, England

Rachel Ann

Pettit

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Barnard Castle, Durham, England

James Emmerson

Pettit

Son

Single

2

1879

Barnard Castle, Durham, England

Thomas Wm

Pettit

Son

Single

0

1881

Barnard Castle, Durham, England

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