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Household of Thomas Pettit (born 1832, Essex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Ham, London,Essex, 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 Pettit and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Pettit, born in 1832 in Morton, Essex, consisted of 9 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Eliza Pettit, born in 1839 in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. They had 4 children; Alice (born 1867 in Walthamstow, Essex, England), Annie (born 1871 in Walthamstow, Essex, England), Joseph (born 1875 in Walthamstow, Essex, England) and Minnie (born 1880 in Walthamstow, Essex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Lodger, George (born 1858 in Chigwell Row, Essex, England), Thomas's Lodger, Leonard (born 1829 in Gravesend, Kent, England) and Thomas's Lodger, Morris (born 1858 in Witney, Oxfordshire, England).


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Thomas Pettit's household

Male

Thomas

Pettit

Head
Female

Eliza

Pettit

Wife
Female

Alice

Pettit

Daughter
Female

Annie

Pettit

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Pettit

Son
Female

Minnie

Pettit

Daughter
Male

George

Harvey

Lodger
Male

Leonard

Daldry

Lodger
Male

Morris

Jones

Lodger
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Pettit
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Morton, Essex, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Pettit

Head

Married

49

1832

Morton, Essex, England

Eliza

Pettit

Wife

Married

42

1839

Oxford, Oxfordshire, England

Alice

Pettit

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Walthamstow, Essex, England

Annie

Pettit

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Walthamstow, Essex, England

Joseph

Pettit

Son

Single

6

1875

Walthamstow, Essex, England

Minnie

Pettit

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Walthamstow, Essex, England

George

Harvey

Lodger

Single

23

1858

Chigwell Row, Essex, England

Leonard

Daldry

Lodger

Single

52

1829

Gravesend, Kent, England

Morris

Jones

Lodger

Single

23

1858

Witney, Oxfordshire, England

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