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Household of William Pearce (born 1820, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newton Abbot, 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 Pearce and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Pearce, born in 1820 in Dawlish, Devon, consisted of 4 members. William was the head of the household, widower. He had 3 children; Bessie H (born 1864 in Dorset, England), Rose S B (born 1868 in Abbotsbury, Dorset, England) and John G (born 1874 in Dawlish, Devon, England).


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William Pearce's household

Male

William

Pearce

Head
Female

Bessie H

Pearce

Daughter
Female

Rose S B

Pearce

Daughter
Male

John G

Pearce

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Pearce
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 61
Birth year 1820
Birth place Dawlish, Devon, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Pearce

Head

Widower

61

1820

Dawlish, Devon, England

Bessie H

Pearce

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Dorset, England

Rose S B

Pearce

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Abbotsbury, Dorset, England

John G

Pearce

Son

Single

7

1874

Dawlish, Devon, England

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