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Household of John Piercy (born 1850, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Brighton, Sussex, 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 Piercy and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Piercy, born in 1850 in London, Middlesex, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah Piercy, born in 1846 in Stapleford, Sussex, England.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Step Son, Sidney (born 1874 in Lambeth, Surrey, England), John's Mother In Law, Maryan (born 1817 in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England), John's Servant, Sarah (born 1864 in Chelmsford, Essex, England) and John's Boarder, Harry (born 1843 in Lewes, Sussex, England).


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John Piercy's household

Male

John

Piercy

Head
Female

Sarah

Piercy

Wife
Male

Sidney

Simmonds

Step Son
Female

Maryan

Weller

Mother In Law
Female

Sarah

Shepherd

Servant
Male

Harry

Grayling

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Piercy
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place London, Middlesex, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Piercy

Head

Married

31

1850

London, Middlesex, England

Sarah

Piercy

Wife

Married

35

1846

Stapleford, Sussex, England

Sidney

Simmonds

Step Son

Single

7

1874

Lambeth, Surrey, England

Maryan

Weller

Mother In Law

Widow

64

1817

Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England

Sarah

Shepherd

Servant

Single

17

1864

Chelmsford, Essex, England

Harry

Grayling

Boarder

Single

38

1843

Lewes, Sussex, England

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