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Household of John Pearce (born 1844, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Axminster, 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 Pearce and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Pearce, born in 1844 in Chard, Somerset, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Emma Pearce, born in 1850 in Seaton, Devon, England. They had 4 children; James W B (born 1870 in Seaton, Devon, England), George (born 1874 in Seaton, Devon, England), Frederick J (born 1876 in Seaton, Devon, England) and Arthur (born 1880 in Seaton, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Alice Hoskens, born in 1865 in Devon, England.


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John Pearce's household

Male

John

Pearce

Head
Female

Emma

Pearce

Wife
Male

James W B

Pearce

Son
Male

George

Pearce

Son
Male

Frederick J

Pearce

Son
Male

Arthur

Pearce

Son
Female

Alice

Hoskens

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Pearce
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Chard, Somerset, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Pearce

Head

Married

37

1844

Chard, Somerset, England

Emma

Pearce

Wife

Married

31

1850

Seaton, Devon, England

James W B

Pearce

Son

Single

11

1870

Seaton, Devon, England

George

Pearce

Son

Single

7

1874

Seaton, Devon, England

Frederick J

Pearce

Son

Single

5

1876

Seaton, Devon, England

Arthur

Pearce

Son

Single

1

1880

Seaton, Devon, England

Alice

Hoskens

Servant

Single

16

1865

Devon, England

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