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Household of William Pettit (born 1830, Warwickshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Holborn, London,Middlesex, 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 Pettit and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Pettit, born in 1830 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Eliza Pettit, born in 1836 in Netteswell, Essex, England. They had 6 children; William (born 1865 in Islington, Middlesex, England), Harry (born 1867 in Islington, Middlesex, England), Mary (born 1870 in Islington, Middlesex, England), Louisa (born 1873 in Islington, Middlesex, England), Ernest (born 1877 in Islington, Middlesex, England) and Alice (born 1880 in Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England).


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William Pettit's household

Male

William

Pettit

Head
Female

Eliza

Pettit

Wife
Male

William

Pettit

Son
Male

Harry

Pettit

Son
Female

Mary

Pettit

Daughter
Female

Louisa

Pettit

Daughter
Male

Ernest

Pettit

Son
Female

Alice

Pettit

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Pettit
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Pettit

Head

Married

51

1830

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Eliza

Pettit

Wife

Married

45

1836

Netteswell, Essex, England

William

Pettit

Son

Single

16

1865

Islington, Middlesex, England

Harry

Pettit

Son

Single

14

1867

Islington, Middlesex, England

Mary

Pettit

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Islington, Middlesex, England

Louisa

Pettit

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Islington, Middlesex, England

Ernest

Pettit

Son

Single

4

1877

Islington, Middlesex, England

Alice

Pettit

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England

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