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Household of John Petts (born 1857, Sussex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Saviour Southwark, London,Surrey, 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 Petts and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Petts, born in 1857 in Wadhurst, Sussex, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane Petts, born in 1845 in Walworth, Surrey, England. They had 2 children; John G B (born 1875 in Walworth, Surrey, England) and Edmund A (born 1880 in Walworth, Surrey, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, John (born 1848 in Walworth, Surrey, England) and John's Boarder, Benjamin L (born 1864 in Walworth, Surrey, England).


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John Petts's household

Male

John

Petts

Head
Female

Jane

Petts

Wife
Male

John G B

Petts

Son
Male

Edmund A

Petts

Son
Male

John

Gunnery

Boarder
Male

Benjamin L

Gunnery

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Petts
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 24
Birth year 1857
Birth place Wadhurst, Sussex, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Petts

Head

Married

24

1857

Wadhurst, Sussex, England

Jane

Petts

Wife

Married

36

1845

Walworth, Surrey, England

John G B

Petts

Son

Single

6

1875

Walworth, Surrey, England

Edmund A

Petts

Son

Single

1

1880

Walworth, Surrey, England

John

Gunnery

Boarder

Single

33

1848

Walworth, Surrey, England

Benjamin L

Gunnery

Boarder

Single

17

1864

Walworth, Surrey, England

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