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Household of John Pitfield (born 1851, Dorset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Axminster, Dorset, 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 Pitfield and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Pitfield, born in 1851 in Litton Cheney, Dorset, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ruth Pitfield, born in 1849 in Uplyme, Devon, England. They had 5 children; Fred (born 1871 in Lyme Regis, Dorset, England), Harry (born 1873 in Lyme Regis, Dorset, England), George (born 1875 in Lyme Regis, Dorset, England), Bessie (born 1877 in Lyme Regis, Dorset, England) and Jesse (born 1879 in Reading, Berkshire, England).


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John Pitfield's household

Male

John

Pitfield

Head
Female

Ruth

Pitfield

Wife
Male

Fred

Pitfield

Son
Male

Harry

Pitfield

Son
Male

George

Pitfield

Son
Female

Bessie

Pitfield

Daughter
Male

Jesse

Pitfield

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Pitfield
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Litton Cheney, Dorset, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Pitfield

Head

Married

30

1851

Litton Cheney, Dorset, England

Ruth

Pitfield

Wife

Married

32

1849

Uplyme, Devon, England

Fred

Pitfield

Son

Single

10

1871

Lyme Regis, Dorset, England

Harry

Pitfield

Son

Single

8

1873

Lyme Regis, Dorset, England

George

Pitfield

Son

Single

6

1875

Lyme Regis, Dorset, England

Bessie

Pitfield

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Lyme Regis, Dorset, England

Jesse

Pitfield

Son

Single

2

1879

Reading, Berkshire, England

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