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Household of Joseph Pearce (born 1836)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wells, Somerset, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Pearce, born in 1836 in , consisted of 7 members. Joseph was the head of the household, widower. He had 5 children; Jane (born 1869 in -), William (born 1871 in Wookey, Somerset, England), Bessie (born 1872 in -), Mabel (born 1873 in -) and Elizabeth (born 1874 in -).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Visitor, Nellie Droyer, born in 1861 in Thomas Town, Glamorganshire, Wales.


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Joseph Pearce's household

Male

Joseph

Pearce

Head
Female

Jane

Pearce

Daughter
Male

William

Pearce

Son
Female

Bessie

Pearce

Daughter
Female

Mabel

Pearce

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Pearce

Daughter
Female

Nellie

Droyer

Visitor
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Pearce
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place -

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Pearce

Head

Widower

45

1836

-

Jane

Pearce

Daughter

Single

12

1869

-

William

Pearce

Son

Single

10

1871

Wookey, Somerset, England

Bessie

Pearce

Daughter

Single

9

1872

-

Mabel

Pearce

Daughter

Single

8

1873

-

Elizabeth

Pearce

Daughter

Single

7

1874

-

Nellie

Droyer

Visitor

Single

20

1861

Thomas Town, Glamorganshire, Wales

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