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Household of Francis Pettit (born 1842, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Ham, London,Essex, 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.

Francis Pettit and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Francis Pettit, born in 1842 in Folkestone, Kent, consisted of 5 members. Francis was the head of the household, They had 2 children; Margaret (born 1867 in Bermondsey, Surrey, England) and Francis (born 1872 in Bermondsey, Surrey, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Francis's Boarder, Samuel Fields, born in 1821 in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, England.


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Francis Pettit's household

Male

Francis

Pettit

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Pettit

Wife
Female

Margaret

Pettit

Daughter
Male

Francis

Pettit

Son
Male

Samuel

Fields

Boarder
First name(s) Francis
Last name Pettit
Relationship Head
Marital status -
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Folkestone, Kent, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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Francis

Pettit

Head

-

39

1842

Folkestone, Kent, England

Elizabeth

Pettit

Wife

Married

40

1841

Folkestone, Kent, England

Margaret

Pettit

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Bermondsey, Surrey, England

Francis

Pettit

Son

Single

9

1872

Bermondsey, Surrey, England

Samuel

Fields

Boarder

Widower

60

1821

Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, England

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