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Household of William Pearce (born 1838, Wexford)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Portsea Island, Hampshire, 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 Pearce and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Pearce, born in 1838 in Wexford, Wexford, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Emma S Pearce, born in 1834 in Devonport, Devon, England. They had 4 children; Jessie (born 1861 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England), Mary A (born 1862 in Sheerness, Kent, England), Edith M (born 1870 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England) and Susie E (born 1872 in London, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Visitor, Susanna Carter, born in 1807 in Fowey, Cornwall, England.


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William Pearce's household

Male

William

Pearce

Head
Female

Emma S

Pearce

Wife
Female

Jessie

Pearce

Daughter
Female

Mary A

Pearce

Daughter
Female

Edith M

Pearce

Daughter
Female

Susie E

Pearce

Daughter
Female

Susanna

Carter

Visitor
First name(s) William
Last name Pearce
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Wexford, Wexford, Ireland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Pearce

Head

Married

43

1838

Wexford, Wexford, Ireland

Emma S

Pearce

Wife

Married

47

1834

Devonport, Devon, England

Jessie

Pearce

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Mary A

Pearce

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Sheerness, Kent, England

Edith M

Pearce

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Susie E

Pearce

Daughter

Single

9

1872

London, Middlesex, England

Susanna

Carter

Visitor

Widow

74

1807

Fowey, Cornwall, England

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