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Household of Bessie Pitcher (born 1839, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chelsea, London,Middlesex, 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.

Bessie Pitcher and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Bessie Pitcher, born in 1839 in Devon, consisted of 8 members. Bessie was the head of the household, widow. She had 4 children; William (born 1858 in Kent, England), Jane (born 1860 in Kent, England), Montague (born 1862 in Kent, England) and Emily (born 1873 in Chelsea, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Bessie's Visitor, Emily (born 1854 in Devon, England), Bessie's -, Emma (born 1846 in Suffolk, England) and Bessie's -, Sarah (born 1838 in Marylebone, Middlesex, England).


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Bessie Pitcher's household

Female

Bessie

Pitcher

Head
Male

William

Pitcher

Son
Female

Jane

Pitcher

Daughter
Male

Montague

Pitcher

Son
Female

Emily

Pitcher

Daughter
Female

Emily

Banks

Visitor
Female

Emma

Lambert

-
Female

Sarah

Wade

-
First name(s) Bessie
Last name Pitcher
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Devon, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Bessie

Pitcher

Head

Widow

42

1839

Devon, England

William

Pitcher

Son

Single

23

1858

Kent, England

Jane

Pitcher

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Kent, England

Montague

Pitcher

Son

Single

19

1862

Kent, England

Emily

Pitcher

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Chelsea, Middlesex, England

Emily

Banks

Visitor

Single

27

1854

Devon, England

Emma

Lambert

-

Single

35

1846

Suffolk, England

Sarah

Wade

-

Single

43

1838

Marylebone, Middlesex, England

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