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Household of Samuel Pett (born 1830, 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.

Samuel Pett and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel Pett, born in 1830 in Shebbear, Devon, consisted of 12 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to Mary Pett, born in 1837 in Shebbear, Devon, England. They had 9 children; William (born 1859 in Shebbear, Devon, England), Samuel (born 1863 in Shebbear, Devon, England), John T (born 1865 in Shebbear, Devon, England), Albert (born 1868 in Shebbear, Devon, England), Mary (born 1870 in Shebbear, Devon, England), George (born 1873 in Shebbear, Devon, England), Maud E (born 1878 in Shebbear, Devon, England), Eden A (born 1875 in Shebbear, Devon, England) and Alice (born 1881 in Shebbear, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Samuel's Mother In Law, Elizabeth Horn, born in 1811 in Shebbear, Devon, England.


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Samuel Pett's household

Male

Samuel

Pett

Head
Female

Mary

Pett

Wife
Male

William

Pett

Son
Male

Samuel

Pett

Son
Male

John T

Pett

Son
Male

Albert

Pett

Son
Female

Mary

Pett

Daughter
Male

George

Pett

Son
Female

Maud E

Pett

Daughter
Female

Eden A

Pett

Daughter
Female

Alice

Pett

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Horn

Mother In Law
First name(s) Samuel
Last name Pett
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place Shebbear, Devon, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel

Pett

Head

Married

51

1830

Shebbear, Devon, England

Mary

Pett

Wife

Married

44

1837

Shebbear, Devon, England

William

Pett

Son

Single

22

1859

Shebbear, Devon, England

Samuel

Pett

Son

Single

18

1863

Shebbear, Devon, England

John T

Pett

Son

Single

16

1865

Shebbear, Devon, England

Albert

Pett

Son

Single

13

1868

Shebbear, Devon, England

Mary

Pett

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Shebbear, Devon, England

George

Pett

Son

Single

8

1873

Shebbear, Devon, England

Maud E

Pett

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Shebbear, Devon, England

Eden A

Pett

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Shebbear, Devon, England

Alice

Pett

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Shebbear, Devon, England

Elizabeth

Horn

Mother In Law

Widow

70

1811

Shebbear, Devon, England

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