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Household of Joseph Pearce (born 1840, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Ham, London,Essex, 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 Pearce and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Pearce, born in 1840 in Stepney, Middlesex, consisted of 8 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Sarah Pearce, born in 1850 in Devonport, Devon, England. They had 6 children; Jane (born 1870 in Kennington, Surrey, England), Shamar (born 1872 in Kennington, Surrey, England), Helen (born 1873 in Kennington, Surrey, England), William (born 1875 in Kennington, Surrey, England), Mary (born 1878 in Old Ford, Middlesex, England) and Rose (born 1880 in Leytonstone, Essex, England).


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Joseph Pearce's household

Male

Joseph

Pearce

Head
Female

Sarah

Pearce

Wife
Female

Jane

Pearce

Daughter
Male

Shamar

Pearce

Son
Female

Helen

Pearce

Daughter
Male

William

Pearce

Son
Female

Mary

Pearce

Daughter
Female

Rose

Pearce

Daughter
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Pearce
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Stepney, Middlesex, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Pearce

Head

Married

41

1840

Stepney, Middlesex, England

Sarah

Pearce

Wife

Married

31

1850

Devonport, Devon, England

Jane

Pearce

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Kennington, Surrey, England

Shamar

Pearce

Son

Single

9

1872

Kennington, Surrey, England

Helen

Pearce

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Kennington, Surrey, England

William

Pearce

Son

Single

6

1875

Kennington, Surrey, England

Mary

Pearce

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Old Ford, Middlesex, England

Rose

Pearce

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Leytonstone, Essex, England

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