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Household of John Pettitt (born 1852, Essex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hull, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (East Riding), 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 Pettitt and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Pettitt, born in 1852 in Essex, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Pettitt, born in 1854 in Hull, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; William (born 1876 in Hull, Yorkshire, England), Arthur (born 1877 in Hull, Yorkshire, England), Helen (born 1879 in Hull, Yorkshire, England) and Elizabeth (born 1881 in Hull, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Nurse, Jane Hanley, born in 1852 in Louth, Lincolnshire, England.


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John Pettitt's household

Male

John

Pettitt

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Pettitt

Wife
Male

William

Pettitt

Son
Male

Arthur

Pettitt

Son
Female

Helen

Pettitt

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Pettitt

Daughter
Female

Jane

Hanley

Nurse
First name(s) John
Last name Pettitt
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Essex, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Pettitt

Head

Married

29

1852

Essex, England

Elizabeth

Pettitt

Wife

Married

27

1854

Hull, Yorkshire, England

William

Pettitt

Son

Single

5

1876

Hull, Yorkshire, England

Arthur

Pettitt

Son

Single

4

1877

Hull, Yorkshire, England

Helen

Pettitt

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Hull, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Pettitt

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Hull, Yorkshire, England

Jane

Hanley

Nurse

Widow

29

1852

Louth, Lincolnshire, England

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