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Household of William Pitcher (born 1834, Dorset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Beaminster, Dorset, 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 Pitcher and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Pitcher, born in 1834 in Melbury Osmond, Dorset, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Pitcher, born in 1839 in Dorset, England. They had 6 children; John Belch (born 1863 in Rampisham, Dorset, England), Harry Belch (born 1865 in Rampisham, Dorset, England), Ellen Belch (born 1871 in Rampisham, Dorset, England), Matilda Belch (born 1873 in Rampisham, Dorset, England), George Belch (born 1875 in Rampisham, Dorset, England) and Herbert Belch (born 1878 in Rampisham, Dorset, England).


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William Pitcher's household

Male

William

Pitcher

Head
Female

Mary

Pitcher

Wife
Male

John Belch

Pitcher

Son
Male

Harry Belch

Pitcher

Son
Female

Ellen Belch

Pitcher

Daughter
Female

Matilda Belch

Pitcher

Daughter
Male

George Belch

Pitcher

Son
Male

Herbert Belch

Pitcher

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Pitcher
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Melbury Osmond, Dorset, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Pitcher

Head

Married

47

1834

Melbury Osmond, Dorset, England

Mary

Pitcher

Wife

Married

42

1839

Dorset, England

John Belch

Pitcher

Son

Single

18

1863

Rampisham, Dorset, England

Harry Belch

Pitcher

Son

Single

16

1865

Rampisham, Dorset, England

Ellen Belch

Pitcher

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Rampisham, Dorset, England

Matilda Belch

Pitcher

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Rampisham, Dorset, England

George Belch

Pitcher

Son

Single

6

1875

Rampisham, Dorset, England

Herbert Belch

Pitcher

Son

Single

3

1878

Rampisham, Dorset, England

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