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Household of John H Pearse (born 1839, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newton Abbot, 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.

John H Pearse and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John H Pearse, born in 1839 in Plympton St. Maurice, Devon, consisted of 8 members. John H was the head of the household, married to Hannah E Pearse, born in 1849 in Plympton St Mary, Devon, England. They had 2 children; Fredrick (born 1880 in Wolborough, Devon, England) and Fanny E (born 1881 in Wolborough, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John H's Servant, Elisabeth (born 1827 in Ashburton, Devon, England), John H's Servant, Robert (born 1859 in Kentford, Devon, England), John H's Servant, Samuel (born 1866 in Ipplepen, Devon, England) and John H's Visitor, Bessie (born 1862 in Plympton St Mary, Devon, England).


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John H Pearse's household

Male

John H

Pearse

Head
Female

Hannah E

Pearse

Wife
Male

Fredrick

Pearse

Son
Female

Fanny E

Pearse

Daughter
Female

Elisabeth

Hext

Servant
Male

Robert

Rabbage

Servant
Male

Samuel

Lee

Servant
Female

Bessie

Dewdney

Visitor
First name(s) John H
Last name Pearse
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Plympton St. Maurice, Devon, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John H

Pearse

Head

Married

42

1839

Plympton St. Maurice, Devon, England

Hannah E

Pearse

Wife

Married

32

1849

Plympton St Mary, Devon, England

Fredrick

Pearse

Son

Single

1

1880

Wolborough, Devon, England

Fanny E

Pearse

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Wolborough, Devon, England

Elisabeth

Hext

Servant

Widow

54

1827

Ashburton, Devon, England

Robert

Rabbage

Servant

Single

22

1859

Kentford, Devon, England

Samuel

Lee

Servant

Single

15

1866

Ipplepen, Devon, England

Bessie

Dewdney

Visitor

Single

19

1862

Plympton St Mary, Devon, England

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