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Household of Henry Pettit (born 1837, Sussex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hastings, 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.

Henry Pettit and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Pettit, born in 1837 in Catsfield, Sussex, consisted of 8 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Pettit, born in 1837 in Sandhurst, Kent, England. They had 5 children; Charlotte Emily (born 1869 in Catsfield, Sussex, England), James Henry (born 1872 in Hastings, Sussex, England), Augustus Wm (born 1873 in Hastings, Sussex, England), Lilian Lingham (born 1879 in Hastings, Sussex, England) and Alice Lingham (born 1881 in Hastings, Sussex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Henry's Lodger, George Venell, born in 1858 in Woolwich, Kent, England.


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Henry Pettit's household

Male

Henry

Pettit

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Pettit

Wife
Female

Charlotte Emily

Pettit

Daughter
Male

James Henry

Pettit

Son
Male

Augustus Wm

Pettit

Son
Female

Lilian Lingham

Pettit

Daughter
Female

Alice Lingham

Pettit

Daughter
Male

George

Venell

Lodger
First name(s) Henry
Last name Pettit
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Catsfield, Sussex, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

Pettit

Head

Married

44

1837

Catsfield, Sussex, England

Mary Ann

Pettit

Wife

Married

44

1837

Sandhurst, Kent, England

Charlotte Emily

Pettit

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Catsfield, Sussex, England

James Henry

Pettit

Son

Single

9

1872

Hastings, Sussex, England

Augustus Wm

Pettit

Son

Single

8

1873

Hastings, Sussex, England

Lilian Lingham

Pettit

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Hastings, Sussex, England

Alice Lingham

Pettit

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Hastings, Sussex, England

George

Venell

Lodger

Single

23

1858

Woolwich, Kent, England

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