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Household of Joseph Pearce (born 1839, 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.

Joseph Pearce and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Pearce, born in 1839 in Devon, consisted of 6 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Sarah Pearce, born in 1846 in Exeter, Devon, England. They had 3 children; Mabel (born 1877 in Northampton, Northamptonshire, England), Ethel (born 1879 in Hatherleigh, Devon, England) and Ada (born 1881 in Bovey Tracey, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Servant, Nelly Leat, born in 1868 in Exeter, Devon, England.


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Joseph Pearce's household

Male

Joseph

Pearce

Head
Female

Sarah

Pearce

Wife
Female

Mabel

Pearce

Daughter
Female

Ethel

Pearce

Daughter
Female

Ada

Pearce

Daughter
Female

Nelly

Leat

Servant
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Pearce
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Devon, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Pearce

Head

Married

42

1839

Devon, England

Sarah

Pearce

Wife

Married

35

1846

Exeter, Devon, England

Mabel

Pearce

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Northampton, Northamptonshire, England

Ethel

Pearce

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Hatherleigh, Devon, England

Ada

Pearce

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Bovey Tracey, Devon, England

Nelly

Leat

Servant

Single

13

1868

Exeter, Devon, England

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