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Household of Joseph Pearse (born 1834, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Plympton St Mary, 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 Pearse and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Pearse, born in 1834 in Plympton, Devon, consisted of 8 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Mary M Pearse, born in 1838 in Devonport, Devon, England. They had 4 children; Emma (born 1870 in Plympton, Devon, England), Sydney (born 1871 in Plympton, Devon, England), Edith M (born 1876 in Plympton, Devon, England) and Emily S (born 1878 in Plympton, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1854 in Plympton, Devon, England) and Joseph's Servant, Bessie (born 1866 in Plympton, Devon, England).


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Joseph Pearse's household

Male

Joseph

Pearse

Head
Female

Mary M

Pearse

Wife
Female

Emma

Pearse

Daughter
Male

Sydney

Pearse

Son
Female

Edith M

Pearse

Daughter
Female

Emily S

Pearse

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Hanna

Servant
Female

Bessie

Maddock

Servant
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Pearse
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Plympton, Devon, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Pearse

Head

Married

47

1834

Plympton, Devon, England

Mary M

Pearse

Wife

Married

43

1838

Devonport, Devon, England

Emma

Pearse

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Plympton, Devon, England

Sydney

Pearse

Son

Single

10

1871

Plympton, Devon, England

Edith M

Pearse

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Plympton, Devon, England

Emily S

Pearse

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Plympton, Devon, England

Elizabeth

Hanna

Servant

Single

27

1854

Plympton, Devon, England

Bessie

Maddock

Servant

Single

15

1866

Plympton, Devon, England

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