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Household of Richard Pettle (born 1845, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Torrington, 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.

Richard Pettle and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Pettle, born in 1845 in Great Torrington, Devon, consisted of 8 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Ellen Pettle, born in 1848 in Great Torrington, Devon, England. They had 4 children; Mary Edith (born 1874 in Great Torrington, Devon, England), Gertrude Ellen (born 1878 in Great Torrington, Devon, England), Thomas Edwin (born 1880 in Great Torrington, Devon, England) and Richard Henry (born 1881 in Great Torrington, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Richard's Servant, Miriam (born 1862 in Great Torrington, Devon, England) and Richard's Servant, Annie (born 1865 in Great Torrington, Devon, England).


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Richard Pettle's household

Male

Richard

Pettle

Head
Female

Ellen

Pettle

Wife
Female

Mary Edith

Pettle

Daughter
Female

Gertrude Ellen

Pettle

Daughter
Male

Thomas Edwin

Pettle

Son
Male

Richard Henry

Pettle

Son
Female

Miriam

Beer

Servant
Female

Annie

Johns

Servant
First name(s) Richard
Last name Pettle
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Great Torrington, Devon, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Pettle

Head

Married

36

1845

Great Torrington, Devon, England

Ellen

Pettle

Wife

Married

33

1848

Great Torrington, Devon, England

Mary Edith

Pettle

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Great Torrington, Devon, England

Gertrude Ellen

Pettle

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Great Torrington, Devon, England

Thomas Edwin

Pettle

Son

Single

1

1880

Great Torrington, Devon, England

Richard Henry

Pettle

Son

Single

0

1881

Great Torrington, Devon, England

Miriam

Beer

Servant

Single

19

1862

Great Torrington, Devon, England

Annie

Johns

Servant

Single

16

1865

Great Torrington, Devon, England

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