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Household of William Pearce (born 1830, Cornwall)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Penzance, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Pearce, born in 1830 in Breage, Cornwall, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Nanny Pearce, born in 1831 in St Hilary, Cornwall, England. They had 7 children; Thomas W (born 1860 in St Hilary, Cornwall, England), Asenath M (born 1862 in St Hilary, Cornwall, England), Edith A (born 1865 in St Ives, Cornwall, England), Georgina (born 1869 in St Erth, Cornwall, England), James N (born 1871 in St Erth, Cornwall, England), Solomon (born 1874 in St Erth, Cornwall, England) and Eveline (born 1876 in St Erth, Cornwall, England).


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William Pearce's household

Male

William

Pearce

Head
Female

Nanny

Pearce

Wife
Male

Thomas W

Pearce

Son
Female

Asenath M

Pearce

Daughter
Female

Edith A

Pearce

Daughter
Female

Georgina

Pearce

Daughter
Male

James N

Pearce

Son
Male

Solomon

Pearce

Son
Female

Eveline

Pearce

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Pearce
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place Breage, Cornwall, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Pearce

Head

Married

51

1830

Breage, Cornwall, England

Nanny

Pearce

Wife

Married

50

1831

St Hilary, Cornwall, England

Thomas W

Pearce

Son

Single

21

1860

St Hilary, Cornwall, England

Asenath M

Pearce

Daughter

Single

19

1862

St Hilary, Cornwall, England

Edith A

Pearce

Daughter

Single

16

1865

St Ives, Cornwall, England

Georgina

Pearce

Daughter

Single

12

1869

St Erth, Cornwall, England

James N

Pearce

Son

Single

10

1871

St Erth, Cornwall, England

Solomon

Pearce

Son

Single

7

1874

St Erth, Cornwall, England

Eveline

Pearce

Daughter

Single

5

1876

St Erth, Cornwall, England

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