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Household of Richard Pettit (born 1824, Sussex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Brighton, Sussex, 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.

Richard Pettit and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Pettit, born in 1824 in Sussex, consisted of 6 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Pettit, born in 1828 in Horstead, Sussex, England. They had 2 children; James (born 1863 in Sussex, England) and Edith (born 1864 in Sussex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Richard's Boarder, Richard (born 1867 in Brighton, Sussex, England) and Richard's Boarder, Mary A (born 1828 in Brighton, Sussex, England).


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Richard Pettit's household

Male

Richard

Pettit

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Pettit

Wife
Male

James

Pettit

Son
Female

Edith

Pettit

Daughter
Male

Richard

Moon

Boarder
Female

Mary A

Jennings

Boarder
First name(s) Richard
Last name Pettit
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 57
Birth year 1824
Birth place Sussex, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Pettit

Head

Married

57

1824

Sussex, England

Elizabeth

Pettit

Wife

Married

53

1828

Horstead, Sussex, England

James

Pettit

Son

Single

18

1863

Sussex, England

Edith

Pettit

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Sussex, England

Richard

Moon

Boarder

Single

14

1867

Brighton, Sussex, England

Mary A

Jennings

Boarder

Widow

53

1828

Brighton, Sussex, England

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