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Household of Nicholas Pearce (born 1848, Cornwall)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Helston, Cornwall, 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.

Nicholas Pearce and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Nicholas Pearce, born in 1848 in Breage, Cornwall, consisted of 11 members. Nicholas was the head of the household, married to Ury J Pearce, born in 1851 in Crowan, Cornwall, England. They had 2 children; Mabel (born 1878 in Crowan, Cornwall, England) and Ernest (born 1879 in Crowan, Cornwall, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Nicholas's Mother In Law, Christian (born 1807 in Breage, Cornwall, England), Nicholas's Servant, Edward (born 1843 in Probus, Cornwall, England), Nicholas's Boarder, Elijah (born 1855 in Crowan, Cornwall, England), Nicholas's Servant, Emily (born 1863 in Crowan, Cornwall, England), Nicholas's Servant, Louisa (born 1867 in Crowan, Cornwall, England), Nicholas's Servant, Annie (born 1862 in Crowan, Cornwall, England) and Nicholas's Servant, William (born 1867 in Breage, Cornwall, England).


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Nicholas Pearce's household

Male

Nicholas

Pearce

Head
Female

Ury J

Pearce

Wife
Female

Mabel

Pearce

Daughter
Male

Ernest

Pearce

Son
Female

Christian

James

Mother In Law
Male

Edward

Sawle

Servant
Male

Elijah

Osborne

Boarder
Female

Emily

Collect

Servant
Female

Louisa

Collect

Servant
Female

Annie

Collect

Servant
Male

William

Glasson

Servant
First name(s) Nicholas
Last name Pearce
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Breage, Cornwall, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Nicholas

Pearce

Head

Married

33

1848

Breage, Cornwall, England

Ury J

Pearce

Wife

Married

30

1851

Crowan, Cornwall, England

Mabel

Pearce

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Crowan, Cornwall, England

Ernest

Pearce

Son

Single

2

1879

Crowan, Cornwall, England

Christian

James

Mother In Law

Widow

74

1807

Breage, Cornwall, England

Edward

Sawle

Servant

Single

38

1843

Probus, Cornwall, England

Elijah

Osborne

Boarder

Single

26

1855

Crowan, Cornwall, England

Emily

Collect

Servant

Single

18

1863

Crowan, Cornwall, England

Louisa

Collect

Servant

Single

14

1867

Crowan, Cornwall, England

Annie

Collect

Servant

Single

19

1862

Crowan, Cornwall, England

William

Glasson

Servant

Single

14

1867

Breage, Cornwall, England

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