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Household of James Pettitt (born 1814, Essex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Saffron Walden, 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.

James Pettitt and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Pettitt, born in 1814 in Elmdon, Essex, consisted of 5 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Pettitt, born in 1821 in Dunmow, Essex, England. They had 2 children; John (born 1851 in Littlebury, Essex, England) and James (born 1859 in Littlebury, Essex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Daughter In Law, Sarah Pettitt, born in 1852 in Laverton, Somerset, England.


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James Pettitt's household

Male

James

Pettitt

Head
Female

Mary

Pettitt

Wife
Male

John

Pettitt

Son
Female

Sarah

Pettitt

Daughter In Law
Male

James

Pettitt

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Pettitt
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 67
Birth year 1814
Birth place Elmdon, Essex, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Pettitt

Head

Married

67

1814

Elmdon, Essex, England

Mary

Pettitt

Wife

Married

60

1821

Dunmow, Essex, England

John

Pettitt

Son

Married

30

1851

Littlebury, Essex, England

Sarah

Pettitt

Daughter In Law

Married

29

1852

Laverton, Somerset, England

James

Pettitt

Son

Single

22

1859

Littlebury, Essex, England

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