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Household of William Pearce (born 1842, Cornwall)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Austell, Cornwall, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Pearce, born in 1842 in Mevagissey, Cornwall, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jane A Pearce, born in 1838 in Mevagissey, Cornwall, England. They had 6 children; John F (born 1867 in Mevagissey, Cornwall, England), Walter W (born 1869 in Mevagissey, Cornwall, England), Jane S (born 1871 in Cornwall, England), William M (born 1873 in Cornwall, England), Annie A (born 1875 in Cornwall, England) and Alfred S (born 1878 in Cornwall, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Visitor, Selina (born 1835 in Falmouth, Cornwall, England) and William's Servant, Richard W (born 1862 in Cornwall, England).


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William Pearce's household

Male

William

Pearce

Head
Female

Jane A

Pearce

Wife
Male

John F

Pearce

Son
Male

Walter W

Pearce

Son
Female

Jane S

Pearce

Daughter
Male

William M

Pearce

Son
Female

Annie A

Pearce

Daughter
Male

Alfred S

Pearce

Son
Female

Selina

Courtis

Visitor
Male

Richard W

Youlton

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Pearce
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Mevagissey, Cornwall, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Pearce

Head

Married

39

1842

Mevagissey, Cornwall, England

Jane A

Pearce

Wife

Married

43

1838

Mevagissey, Cornwall, England

John F

Pearce

Son

Single

14

1867

Mevagissey, Cornwall, England

Walter W

Pearce

Son

Single

12

1869

Mevagissey, Cornwall, England

Jane S

Pearce

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Cornwall, England

William M

Pearce

Son

Single

8

1873

Cornwall, England

Annie A

Pearce

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Cornwall, England

Alfred S

Pearce

Son

Single

3

1878

Cornwall, England

Selina

Courtis

Visitor

Single

46

1835

Falmouth, Cornwall, England

Richard W

Youlton

Servant

Single

19

1862

Cornwall, England

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