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Household of William Pearse (born 1836, Devon)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Pearse, born in 1836 in Tiverton, Devon, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary A Pearse, born in 1834 in Exeter, Devon, England. They had 6 children; John (born 1861 in Tiverton, Devon, England), Robert (born 1863 in Tiverton, Devon, England), Harriett (born 1867 in Tiverton, Devon, England), Clarissa (born 1869 in Tiverton, Devon, England), Sydney (born 1872 in Tiverton, Devon, England) and Adina (born 1877 in Tiverton, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Boardaughter, Henry Melhuish, born in 1863 in Exeter, Devon, England.


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William Pearse's household

Male

William

Pearse

Head
Female

Mary A

Pearse

Wife
Male

John

Pearse

Son
Male

Robert

Pearse

Son
Female

Harriett

Pearse

Daughter
Female

Clarissa

Pearse

Daughter
Male

Sydney

Pearse

Son
Female

Adina

Pearse

Daughter
Male

Henry

Melhuish

Boardaughter
First name(s) William
Last name Pearse
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Tiverton, Devon, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Pearse

Head

Married

45

1836

Tiverton, Devon, England

Mary A

Pearse

Wife

Married

47

1834

Exeter, Devon, England

John

Pearse

Son

Single

20

1861

Tiverton, Devon, England

Robert

Pearse

Son

Single

18

1863

Tiverton, Devon, England

Harriett

Pearse

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Tiverton, Devon, England

Clarissa

Pearse

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Tiverton, Devon, England

Sydney

Pearse

Son

Single

9

1872

Tiverton, Devon, England

Adina

Pearse

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Tiverton, Devon, England

Henry

Melhuish

Boardaughter

Single

18

1863

Exeter, Devon, England

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