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Household of William Henry Pearse (born 1831, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Honiton, 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.

William Henry Pearse and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Henry Pearse, born in 1831 in Torquay, Devon, consisted of 7 members. William Henry was the head of the household, married to Mary Pearse, born in 1834 in Ireland. They had 4 children; Frederick George (born 1859 in Exeter, Devon, England), Mary Rachel (born 1862 in Exeter, Devon, England), Edmund (born 1865 in Exeter, Devon, England) and Lydia (born 1867 in Exeter, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William Henry's Servant, Emily Lugg, born in 1864 in Ottery St Mary, Devon, England.


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William Henry Pearse's household

Male

William Henry

Pearse

Head
Female

Mary

Pearse

Wife
Male

Frederick George

Pearse

Son
Female

Mary Rachel

Pearse

Daughter
Male

Edmund

Pearse

Son
Female

Lydia

Pearse

Daughter
Female

Emily

Lugg

Servant
First name(s) William Henry
Last name Pearse
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Torquay, Devon, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William Henry

Pearse

Head

Married

50

1831

Torquay, Devon, England

Mary

Pearse

Wife

Married

47

1834

Ireland

Frederick George

Pearse

Son

Single

22

1859

Exeter, Devon, England

Mary Rachel

Pearse

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Exeter, Devon, England

Edmund

Pearse

Son

Single

16

1865

Exeter, Devon, England

Lydia

Pearse

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Exeter, Devon, England

Emily

Lugg

Servant

Single

17

1864

Ottery St Mary, Devon, England

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