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Household of James Pearce (born 1826, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barnstaple, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Pearce, born in 1826 in Tawstock, Devon, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Betsey Pearce, born in 1831 in Tawstock, Devon, England. They had 3 children; Charles H (born 1853 in Tawstock, Devon, England), Francis R (born 1861 in Tawstock, Devon, England) and George (born 1863 in Tawstock, Devon, England). They had 1 grandchild; Caroline, born 1880 in Tawstock, Devon, England.
During the period, also present in the household were James's Daughter In Law, Adeline (born 1859 in Tawstock, Devon, England), James's Visitor, William T (born 1863 in Tawstock, Devon, England) and James's Servant, Mary (born 1864 in Warkleigh, Devon, England).


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James Pearce's household

Male

James

Pearce

Head
Female

Betsey

Pearce

Wife
Male

Charles H

Pearce

Son
Female

Adeline

Pearce

Daughter In Law
Female

Caroline

Pearce

Grand Daughter
Male

Francis R

Pearce

Son
Male

George

Pearce

Son
Male

William T

Jones

Visitor
Female

Mary

Boalfield

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Pearce
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Tawstock, Devon, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Pearce

Head

Married

55

1826

Tawstock, Devon, England

Betsey

Pearce

Wife

Married

50

1831

Tawstock, Devon, England

Charles H

Pearce

Son

Married

28

1853

Tawstock, Devon, England

Adeline

Pearce

Daughter In Law

Married

22

1859

Tawstock, Devon, England

Caroline

Pearce

Grand Daughter

Single

1

1880

Tawstock, Devon, England

Francis R

Pearce

Son

Single

20

1861

Tawstock, Devon, England

George

Pearce

Son

Single

18

1863

Tawstock, Devon, England

William T

Jones

Visitor

Single

18

1863

Tawstock, Devon, England

Mary

Boalfield

Servant

Single

17

1864

Warkleigh, Devon, England

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