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Household of William A Pettit (born 1839, Surrey)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Derby, Lancashire, 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.

William A Pettit and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William A Pettit, born in 1839 in Southwark, Surrey, consisted of 5 members. William A was the head of the household, married to Lavinia Pettit, born in 1843 in Warminster, Wiltshire, England. They had 2 children; William J (born 1871 in Bath, Somerset, England) and May L M (born 1875 in Bath, Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William A's Lodger, James Higginson, born in 1856 in Bath, Somerset, England.


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William A Pettit's household

Male

William A

Pettit

Head
Female

Lavinia

Pettit

Wife
Male

William J

Pettit

Son
Female

May L M

Pettit

Daughter
Male

James

Higginson

Lodger
First name(s) William A
Last name Pettit
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Southwark, Surrey, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William A

Pettit

Head

Married

42

1839

Southwark, Surrey, England

Lavinia

Pettit

Wife

Married

38

1843

Warminster, Wiltshire, England

William J

Pettit

Son

Single

10

1871

Bath, Somerset, England

May L M

Pettit

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Bath, Somerset, England

James

Higginson

Lodger

Single

25

1856

Bath, Somerset, England

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