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Household of John Petter (born 1821, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barton Regis, Gloucestershire, 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 Petter and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Petter, born in 1821 in Barnstaple, Devon, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Eliza Petter, born in 1823 in Camborne, Cornwall, England. They had 2 children; Eliza (born 1850 in Barnstaple, Devon, England) and James B (born 1847 in Barnstaple, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Daughter In Law, Charlotte W (born 1847 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England), John's Grndson, Francis W (born 1879 in Somerset, England), John's Servant, Louisa (born 1859 in Coleford, Somerset, England) and John's Servant, Mary W (born 1862 in Shipham, Somerset, England).


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John Petter's household

Male

John

Petter

Head
Female

Eliza

Petter

Wife
Female

Eliza

Petter

Daughter
Male

James B

Petter

Son
Female

Charlotte W

Petter

Daughter In Law
Male

Francis W

Petter

Grndson
Female

Louisa

Plummer

Servant
Female

Mary W

Middle

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Petter
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Barnstaple, Devon, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Petter

Head

Married

60

1821

Barnstaple, Devon, England

Eliza

Petter

Wife

Married

58

1823

Camborne, Cornwall, England

Eliza

Petter

Daughter

Single

31

1850

Barnstaple, Devon, England

James B

Petter

Son

Married

34

1847

Barnstaple, Devon, England

Charlotte W

Petter

Daughter In Law

Married

34

1847

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Francis W

Petter

Grndson

Single

2

1879

Somerset, England

Louisa

Plummer

Servant

Single

22

1859

Coleford, Somerset, England

Mary W

Middle

Servant

Single

19

1862

Shipham, Somerset, England

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