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Household of John Pitts (born 1809, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newton Abbot, Devon, 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 Pitts and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Pitts, born in 1809 in Bovey Tracey, Devon, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Charlotte Pitts, born in 1812 in Christow, Devon, England. They had 2 children; John (born 1837 in Hennock, Devon, England) and Thirza (born 1856 in Ashburton, Devon, England). They had 3 grandchildren; John W S (born 1869 in Ashburton, Devon, England), Bessie G P (born 1871 in Ashburton, Devon, England) and George T (born 1873 in Ashburton, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Henry Brach, born in 1860 in Devon, England.


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John Pitts's household

Male

John

Pitts

Head
Female

Charlotte

Pitts

Wife
Male

John

Pitts

Son
Female

Thirza

Pitts

Daughter
Male

John W S

Pitts

Grand Son
Female

Bessie G P

Pitts

Grand Daughter
Male

George T

Pitts

Grand Son
Male

Henry

Brach

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Pitts
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 72
Birth year 1809
Birth place Bovey Tracey, Devon, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Pitts

Head

Married

72

1809

Bovey Tracey, Devon, England

Charlotte

Pitts

Wife

Married

69

1812

Christow, Devon, England

John

Pitts

Son

Widower

44

1837

Hennock, Devon, England

Thirza

Pitts

Daughter

Single

25

1856

Ashburton, Devon, England

John W S

Pitts

Grand Son

Single

12

1869

Ashburton, Devon, England

Bessie G P

Pitts

Grand Daughter

Single

10

1871

Ashburton, Devon, England

George T

Pitts

Grand Son

Single

8

1873

Ashburton, Devon, England

Henry

Brach

Servant

Single

21

1860

Devon, England

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