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Household of Josiah Pewtress (born 1847, Sussex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lewisham, London,Kent, 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.

Josiah Pewtress and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Josiah Pewtress, born in 1847 in Sussex, consisted of 10 members. Josiah was the head of the household, married to Martha Pewtress, born in 1847 in Staffordshire, England. They had 5 children; Ethel Annie (born 1871 in Croydon, Surrey, England), Leonard Josiah (born 1873 in Croydon, Surrey, England), Alfred Edward Parker (born 1874 in Croydon, Surrey, England), Charles Percy (born 1875 in Croydon, Surrey, England) and Marie Challen (born 1877 in Lewisham, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Josiah's Half Sister, Mary Anne (born 1812 in Bishopsgate, Middlesex, England), Josiah's Servant, Ann (born 1860 in Orwell, Cambridgeshire, England) and Josiah's Servant, Fanny (born 1861 in Blackheath, Kent, England).


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Josiah Pewtress's household

Male

Josiah

Pewtress

Head
Female

Martha

Pewtress

Wife
Female

Ethel Annie

Pewtress

Daughter
Male

Leonard Josiah

Pewtress

Son
Male

Alfred Edward Parker

Pewtress

Son
Male

Charles Percy

Pewtress

Son
Female

Marie Challen

Pewtress

Daughter
Female

Mary Anne

Pewtress

Half Sister
Female

Ann

Collis

Servant
Female

Fanny

Hudson

Servant
First name(s) Josiah
Last name Pewtress
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Sussex, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Josiah

Pewtress

Head

Married

34

1847

Sussex, England

Martha

Pewtress

Wife

Married

34

1847

Staffordshire, England

Ethel Annie

Pewtress

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Croydon, Surrey, England

Leonard Josiah

Pewtress

Son

Single

8

1873

Croydon, Surrey, England

Alfred Edward Parker

Pewtress

Son

Single

7

1874

Croydon, Surrey, England

Charles Percy

Pewtress

Son

Single

6

1875

Croydon, Surrey, England

Marie Challen

Pewtress

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Lewisham, Kent, England

Mary Anne

Pewtress

Half Sister

Single

69

1812

Bishopsgate, Middlesex, England

Ann

Collis

Servant

Single

21

1860

Orwell, Cambridgeshire, England

Fanny

Hudson

Servant

Single

20

1861

Blackheath, Kent, England

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