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Household of Thomas Pearse (born 1830, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Plympton St Mary, 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.

Thomas Pearse and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Pearse, born in 1830 in Plymstock, Devon, consisted of 11 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Catherine M Pearse, born in 1829 in Plymstock, Devon, England. They had 4 children; William H (born 1857 in Plymstock, Devon, England), Mary B (born 1861 in Plymstock, Devon, England), Howard (born 1863 in Plymstock, Devon, England) and Robert R (born 1865 in Plymstock, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Mother, Jane (born 1785 in Cornwood, Devon, England), Thomas's Servant, Helena (born 1847 in London, Middlesex, England), Thomas's Servant, Mary A (born 1868 in Wales), Thomas's Servant, William (born 1862 in Plymstock, Devon, England) and Thomas's Servant, William (born 1866 in Plymstock, Devon, England).


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Thomas Pearse's household

Male

Thomas

Pearse

Head
Female

Catherine M

Pearse

Wife
Male

William H

Pearse

Son
Female

Mary B

Pearse

Daughter
Male

Howard

Pearse

Son
Male

Robert R

Pearse

Son
Female

Jane

Pearse

Mother
Female

Helena

Pyatt

Servant
Female

Mary A

Back

Servant
Male

William

Dodridge

Servant
Male

William

Dodridge

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Pearse
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place Plymstock, Devon, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Pearse

Head

Married

51

1830

Plymstock, Devon, England

Catherine M

Pearse

Wife

Married

52

1829

Plymstock, Devon, England

William H

Pearse

Son

Single

24

1857

Plymstock, Devon, England

Mary B

Pearse

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Plymstock, Devon, England

Howard

Pearse

Son

Single

18

1863

Plymstock, Devon, England

Robert R

Pearse

Son

Single

16

1865

Plymstock, Devon, England

Jane

Pearse

Mother

Widow

96

1785

Cornwood, Devon, England

Helena

Pyatt

Servant

Single

34

1847

London, Middlesex, England

Mary A

Back

Servant

Single

13

1868

Wales

William

Dodridge

Servant

Single

19

1862

Plymstock, Devon, England

William

Dodridge

Servant

Single

15

1866

Plymstock, Devon, England

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