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Household of Joseph L Petit (born 1828, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, 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.

Joseph L Petit and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph L Petit, born in 1828 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, consisted of 12 members. Joseph L was the head of the household, married to Martha Petit, born in 1831 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England. They had 9 children; Emma (born 1854 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England), Joseph H (born 1856 in Aston, Warwickshire, England), Flor (born 1858 in Aston, Warwickshire, England), Amy (born 1859 in Aston, Warwickshire, England), Frances L (born 1862 in Aston, Warwickshire, England), Nellie I (born 1864 in Aston, Warwickshire, England), Charles F (born 1866 in Aston, Warwickshire, England), Edith M (born 1870 in Aston, Warwickshire, England) and Oliver S (born 1873 in Aston, Warwickshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph L's Servant, Henrietta Goodall, born in 1860 in Staffordshire, England.


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Joseph L Petit's household

Male

Joseph L

Petit

Head
Female

Martha

Petit

Wife
Female

Emma

Petit

Daughter
Male

Joseph H

Petit

Son
Female

Flor

Petit

Daughter
Female

Amy

Petit

Daughter
Female

Frances L

Petit

Daughter
Female

Nellie I

Petit

Daughter
Male

Charles F

Petit

Son
Female

Edith M

Petit

Daughter
Male

Oliver S

Petit

Son
Female

Henrietta

Goodall

Servant
First name(s) Joseph L
Last name Petit
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph L

Petit

Head

Married

53

1828

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Martha

Petit

Wife

Married

50

1831

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Emma

Petit

Daughter

Single

27

1854

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Joseph H

Petit

Son

Single

25

1856

Aston, Warwickshire, England

Flor

Petit

Daughter

Single

23

1858

Aston, Warwickshire, England

Amy

Petit

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Aston, Warwickshire, England

Frances L

Petit

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Aston, Warwickshire, England

Nellie I

Petit

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Aston, Warwickshire, England

Charles F

Petit

Son

Single

15

1866

Aston, Warwickshire, England

Edith M

Petit

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Aston, Warwickshire, England

Oliver S

Petit

Son

Single

8

1873

Aston, Warwickshire, England

Henrietta

Goodall

Servant

Single

21

1860

Staffordshire, England

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