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Household of John Pettit (born 1852)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Birkenhead, Cheshire, 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 Pettit and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Pettit, born in 1852 in , consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Pettit, born in 1853 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England. They had 2 children; William J (born 1879 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England) and George (born 1880 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Brother, William (born 1866 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England), John's Sister, Mary A (born 1868 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England) and John's Lodger, Ellen (born 1812 in Ireland).


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John Pettit's household

Male

John

Pettit

Head
Female

Margaret

Pettit

Wife
Male

William J

Pettit

Son
Male

George

Pettit

Son
Male

William

Pettit

Brother
Female

Mary A

Pettit

Sister
Female

Ellen

Murphy

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Pettit
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Ireland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Pettit

Head

Married

29

1852

Ireland

Margaret

Pettit

Wife

Married

28

1853

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

William J

Pettit

Son

Married

2

1879

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

George

Pettit

Son

Married

1

1880

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

William

Pettit

Brother

Single

15

1866

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Mary A

Pettit

Sister

Single

13

1868

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Ellen

Murphy

Lodger

Widow

69

1812

Ireland

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