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Household of John Pearce (born 1839, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Merthyr Tydfil, 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Pearce, born in 1839 in Broadhempston, Devon, consisted of 11 members. John was the head of the household, married to Susan Pearce, born in 1840 in Devon, England. They had 7 children; John (born 1863 in Redruth, Cornwall, England), William H (born 1865 in Redruth, Cornwall, England), James (born 1867 in Gwennap, Cornwall, England), Susan E (born 1870 in Gwennap, Cornwall, England), George (born 1872 in Gwennap, Cornwall, England), Selina (born 1874 in Gwennap, Cornwall, England) and Sarah J (born 1877 in Gelligaer, Glamorganshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, Matthew (born 1858 in Misterton, Somerset, England) and John's Boarder, Eli (born 1865 in Misterton, Somerset, England).


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John Pearce's household

Male

John

Pearce

Head
Female

Susan

Pearce

Wife
Male

John

Pearce

Son
Male

William H

Pearce

Son
Male

James

Pearce

Son
Female

Susan E

Pearce

Daughter
Male

George

Pearce

Son
Female

Selina

Pearce

Daughter
Female

Sarah J

Pearce

Daughter
Male

Matthew

Sibley

Boarder
Male

Eli

Sibley

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Pearce
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Broadhempston, Devon, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Pearce

Head

Married

42

1839

Broadhempston, Devon, England

Susan

Pearce

Wife

Married

41

1840

Devon, England

John

Pearce

Son

Single

18

1863

Redruth, Cornwall, England

William H

Pearce

Son

Single

16

1865

Redruth, Cornwall, England

James

Pearce

Son

Single

14

1867

Gwennap, Cornwall, England

Susan E

Pearce

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Gwennap, Cornwall, England

George

Pearce

Son

Single

9

1872

Gwennap, Cornwall, England

Selina

Pearce

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Gwennap, Cornwall, England

Sarah J

Pearce

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Gelligaer, Glamorganshire, Wales

Matthew

Sibley

Boarder

Single

23

1858

Misterton, Somerset, England

Eli

Sibley

Boarder

Single

16

1865

Misterton, Somerset, England

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