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Household of James Pearce (born 1841, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Molton, Devon, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Pearce, born in 1841 in West Anstey, Devon, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Eliza J Pearce, born in 1842 in Challacombe, Devon, England. They had 4 children; Rosa J (born 1875 in West Buckland, Devon, England), Ann J (born 1876 in West Buckland, Devon, England), Jane (born 1878 in West Buckland, Devon, England) and Bentir G (born 1880 in West Buckland, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, Mary (born 1864 in Elworthy, Somerset, England) and James's Servant, Eliza J (born 1869 in Somerset, England).


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James Pearce's household

Male

James

Pearce

Head
Female

Eliza J

Pearce

Wife
Female

Rosa J

Pearce

Daughter
Female

Ann J

Pearce

Daughter
Female

Jane

Pearce

Daughter
Male

Bentir G

Pearce

Son
Female

Mary

Richards

Servant
Female

Eliza J

Ridd

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Pearce
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place West Anstey, Devon, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Pearce

Head

Married

40

1841

West Anstey, Devon, England

Eliza J

Pearce

Wife

Married

39

1842

Challacombe, Devon, England

Rosa J

Pearce

Daughter

Single

6

1875

West Buckland, Devon, England

Ann J

Pearce

Daughter

Single

5

1876

West Buckland, Devon, England

Jane

Pearce

Daughter

Single

3

1878

West Buckland, Devon, England

Bentir G

Pearce

Son

Single

1

1880

West Buckland, Devon, England

Mary

Richards

Servant

Single

17

1864

Elworthy, Somerset, England

Eliza J

Ridd

Servant

Single

12

1869

Somerset, England

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