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Household of William Pearce (born 1838, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Truro, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Pearce, born in 1838 in Holsworthy, Devon, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary J Pearce, born in 1844 in St Agnes, Cornwall, England. They had 4 children; William T (born 1864 in Cornwall, England), Samuel Johns (born 1865 in Kea, Cornwall, England), Elizabeth Ann (born 1878 in St Agnes, Cornwall, England) and Mary Jane (born 1880 in St Agnes, Cornwall, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Boarder, John Pearce, born in 1863 in Kea, Cornwall, England.


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William Pearce's household

Male

William

Pearce

Head
Female

Mary J

Pearce

Wife
Male

William T

Pearce

Son
Male

Samuel Johns

Pearce

Son
Female

Elizabeth Ann

Pearce

Daughter
Female

Mary Jane

Pearce

Daughter
Male

John

Pearce

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Pearce
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Holsworthy, Devon, England

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

Holsworthy, Devon, England

Mary J

Pearce

Wife

Married

37

1844

St Agnes, Cornwall, England

William T

Pearce

Son

Single

17

1864

Cornwall, England

Samuel Johns

Pearce

Son

Single

16

1865

Kea, Cornwall, England

Elizabeth Ann

Pearce

Daughter

Single

3

1878

St Agnes, Cornwall, England

Mary Jane

Pearce

Daughter

Single

1

1880

St Agnes, Cornwall, England

John

Pearce

Boarder

Single

18

1863

Kea, Cornwall, England

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