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Household of James Pearce (born 1825, Hampshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Woolwich, London,Kent, 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.

James Pearce and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Pearce, born in 1825 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Matilda Pearce, born in 1828 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England. They had 6 children; Matilda (born 1854 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England), James (born 1862 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England), Edward (born 1863 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England), William (born 1865 in Jersey, Channel Islands), George (born 1869 in Jersey, Channel Islands) and Henry (born 1871 in Woolwich, Kent, England). They had 1 grandchild; Henry, born 1880 in Woolwich, Kent, England.
During the period, also present in the household was James's Granddaughter, Nellie Cowan, born in 1877 in Woolwich, Kent, England.


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James Pearce's household

Male

James

Pearce

Head
Female

Matilda

Pearce

Wife
Female

Matilda

Pearce

Daughter
Male

James

Pearce

Son
Male

Edward

Pearce

Son
Male

William

Pearce

Son
Male

George

Pearce

Son
Male

Henry

Pearce

Son
Female

Nellie

Cowan

Granddaughter
Male

Henry

Cowan

Grand Son
First name(s) James
Last name Pearce
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Pearce

Head

Married

56

1825

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Matilda

Pearce

Wife

Married

53

1828

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Matilda

Pearce

Daughter

Married

27

1854

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

James

Pearce

Son

Single

19

1862

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Edward

Pearce

Son

Single

18

1863

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

William

Pearce

Son

Single

16

1865

Jersey, Channel Islands

George

Pearce

Son

Single

12

1869

Jersey, Channel Islands

Henry

Pearce

Son

Single

10

1871

Woolwich, Kent, England

Nellie

Cowan

Granddaughter

Single

4

1877

Woolwich, Kent, England

Henry

Cowan

Grand Son

Single

1

1880

Woolwich, Kent, England

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