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Household of William R Pearce (born 1827, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Totnes, 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 R Pearce and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William R Pearce, born in 1827 in Brixham, Devon, consisted of 7 members. William R was the head of the household, married to Lucy Maria Pearce, born in 1840 in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England. They had 4 children; William F (born 1870 in Japan), Lucy Maria (born 1872 in Brixham, Devon, England), May Florence (born 1874 in Brixham, Devon, England) and Ellen (born 1876 in Brixham, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William R's Servant, Ellen Woodley, born in 1862 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England.


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William R Pearce's household

Male

William R

Pearce

Head
Female

Lucy Maria

Pearce

Wife
Male

William F

Pearce

Son
Female

Lucy Maria

Pearce

Daughter
Female

May Florence

Pearce

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Pearce

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Woodley

Servant
First name(s) William R
Last name Pearce
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Brixham, Devon, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William R

Pearce

Head

Married

54

1827

Brixham, Devon, England

Lucy Maria

Pearce

Wife

Married

41

1840

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England

William F

Pearce

Son

Single

11

1870

Japan

Lucy Maria

Pearce

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Brixham, Devon, England

May Florence

Pearce

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Brixham, Devon, England

Ellen

Pearce

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Brixham, Devon, England

Ellen

Woodley

Servant

Single

19

1862

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

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