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Household of John Pearse (born 1840, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Tavistock, 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 Pearse and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Pearse, born in 1840 in Walkhampton, Devon, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Pearse, born in 1845 in Sheepstor, Devon, England. They had 6 children; John (born 1871 in Walkhampton, Devon, England), Samuel (born 1872 in Walkhampton, Devon, England), Emily (born 1874 in Walkhampton, Devon, England), Elizabeth (born 1876 in Walkhampton, Devon, England), Mary (born 1878 in Walkhampton, Devon, England) and Margaret (born 1880 in Walkhampton, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, George (born 1864 in Lydford, Devon, England) and John's Servant, Susan (born 1865 in Lydford, Devon, England).


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John Pearse's household

Male

John

Pearse

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Pearse

Wife
Male

John

Pearse

Son
Male

Samuel

Pearse

Son
Female

Emily

Pearse

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Pearse

Daughter
Female

Mary

Pearse

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Pearse

Daughter
Male

George

Worth

Servant
Female

Susan

Hannaford

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Pearse
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Walkhampton, Devon, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Pearse

Head

Married

41

1840

Walkhampton, Devon, England

Elizabeth

Pearse

Wife

Married

36

1845

Sheepstor, Devon, England

John

Pearse

Son

Single

10

1871

Walkhampton, Devon, England

Samuel

Pearse

Son

Single

9

1872

Walkhampton, Devon, England

Emily

Pearse

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Walkhampton, Devon, England

Elizabeth

Pearse

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Walkhampton, Devon, England

Mary

Pearse

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Walkhampton, Devon, England

Margaret

Pearse

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Walkhampton, Devon, England

George

Worth

Servant

Single

17

1864

Lydford, Devon, England

Susan

Hannaford

Servant

Single

16

1865

Lydford, Devon, England

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