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Household of John Pearce (born 1821, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

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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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Pearce, born in 1821 in Georgeham, Devon, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Betsy Pearce, born in 1818 in Devon, England. They had 3 children; Mary (born 1849 in Briton Ferry, Glamorganshire, Wales), Bessie (born 1855 in Briton Ferry, Glamorganshire, Wales) and Joseph (born 1857 in Briton Ferry, Glamorganshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, Henry Harris, born in 1839 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales.


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John Pearce's household

Male

John

Pearce

Head
Female

Betsy

Pearce

Wife
Female

Mary

Pearce

Daughter
Female

Bessie

Pearce

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Pearce

Son
Male

Henry

Harris

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Pearce
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Georgeham, Devon, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Pearce

Head

Married

60

1821

Georgeham, Devon, England

Betsy

Pearce

Wife

Married

63

1818

Devon, England

Mary

Pearce

Daughter

Single

32

1849

Briton Ferry, Glamorganshire, Wales

Bessie

Pearce

Daughter

Single

26

1855

Briton Ferry, Glamorganshire, Wales

Joseph

Pearce

Son

Married

24

1857

Briton Ferry, Glamorganshire, Wales

Henry

Harris

Boarder

Widower

42

1839

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

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