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Household of William Pearse (born 1847, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Woolwich, London,Kent, 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 Pearse and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Pearse, born in 1847 in Bridestowe, Devon, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Emma J Pearse, born in 1849 in Devon, England. They had 3 children; William A (born 1875 in Woolwich, Kent, England), Emma J (born 1877 in Woolwich, Kent, England) and Ethel M (born 1881 in Woolwich, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Wifes Mother, Dinah (born 1817 in Whitchurch, Devon, England) and William's Lodger, Esther (born 1846 in Gloucestershire, England).


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William Pearse's household

Male

William

Pearse

Head
Female

Emma J

Pearse

Wife
Male

William A

Pearse

Son
Female

Emma J

Pearse

Daughter
Female

Ethel M

Pearse

Daughter
Female

Dinah

Doidge

Wifes Mother
Female

Esther

Spanow

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Pearse
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Bridestowe, Devon, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Pearse

Head

Married

34

1847

Bridestowe, Devon, England

Emma J

Pearse

Wife

Married

32

1849

Devon, England

William A

Pearse

Son

Single

6

1875

Woolwich, Kent, England

Emma J

Pearse

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Woolwich, Kent, England

Ethel M

Pearse

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Woolwich, Kent, England

Dinah

Doidge

Wifes Mother

Widow

64

1817

Whitchurch, Devon, England

Esther

Spanow

Lodger

Single

35

1846

Gloucestershire, England

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