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Household of William Pearse (born 1831, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Plymouth, 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 Pearse and 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Pearse, born in 1831 in Plymouth, Devon, consisted of 13 members. William was the head of the household, married to Emma Pearse, born in 1831 in Plymouth, Devon, England. They had 7 children; Bessie (born 1858 in Plymouth, Devon, England), Ellen (born 1860 in Plymouth, Devon, England), Amelia (born 1863 in Plymouth, Devon, England), Earnest (born 1879 in Plymouth, Devon, England), Sydney (born 1880 in Plymouth, Devon, England), William Reginald (born 1881 in Plymouth, Devon, England) and Walter Edgar (born 1881 in Plymouth, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Grand Mother, Grace (born 1801 in Sampford Spiney, Devon, England), William's Father Head, William Gerry (born 1854 in Plymouth, Devon, England), William's Mother Wife, Mary Jane (born 1855 in Plymouth, Devon, England) and William's Grand Mother, Elizabeth (born 1822 in Devon, England).


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William Pearse's household

Male

William

Pearse

Head
Female

Emma

Pearse

Wife
Female

Bessie

Pearse

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Pearse

Daughter
Female

Amelia

Pearse

Daughter
Female

Grace

Bishop

Grand Mother
Male

William Gerry

Pearse

Father Head
Female

Mary Jane

Pearse

Mother Wife
Male

Earnest

Pearse

Son
Male

Sydney

Pearse

Son
Male

William Reginald

Pearse

Son
Male

Walter Edgar

Pearse

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Courtis

Grand Mother
First name(s) William
Last name Pearse
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Plymouth, Devon, England

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Pearse

Head

Married

50

1831

Plymouth, Devon, England

Emma

Pearse

Wife

Married

50

1831

Plymouth, Devon, England

Bessie

Pearse

Daughter

Single

23

1858

Plymouth, Devon, England

Ellen

Pearse

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Plymouth, Devon, England

Amelia

Pearse

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Plymouth, Devon, England

Grace

Bishop

Grand Mother

Widow

80

1801

Sampford Spiney, Devon, England

William Gerry

Pearse

Father Head

Married

27

1854

Plymouth, Devon, England

Mary Jane

Pearse

Mother Wife

Married

26

1855

Plymouth, Devon, England

Earnest

Pearse

Son

Single

2

1879

Plymouth, Devon, England

Sydney

Pearse

Son

Single

1

1880

Plymouth, Devon, England

William Reginald

Pearse

Son

Single

0

1881

Plymouth, Devon, England

Walter Edgar

Pearse

Son

Single

0

1881

Plymouth, Devon, England

Elizabeth

Courtis

Grand Mother

Married

59

1822

Devon, England

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