I have only found Ephraim PETTIPAS and wife *Mary* in 1881 Census online:
1881 CENSUS
Ephraim PETIPAS M Male French 35 Nova Scotia Seaman Roman Catholic
Mary PETIPAS M Female French 38 Nova Scotia Roman Catholic
Maggie PETIPAS Female French 15 Nova Scotia Roman Catholic
Fanny PETIPAS Female French 13 Nova Scotia Roman Catholic
Ellen PETIPAS Female French 11 Nova Scotia Roman Catholic
Matilda PETIPAS Female French 9 Nova Scotia Roman Catholic
Charles PETIPAS Male French 8 Nova Scotia Roman Catholic
Bridget PETIPAS Female French 6 Nova Scotia Roman Catholic
Mary RICHARD Female French 10 Nova Scotia Roman Catholic
Anne RICHARD Female French 8 Nova Scotia Roman Catholic
Source Information:
Census Place Musquodoboit Harbour, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Family History Library Film 1375805
NA Film Number C-13169
District 10
Sub-district U
Page Number 36
Household Number 145
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He and his wife appear to be dead by 1891 when their children are living together in Chezzetcook with son Charles as head:
1891 CENSUS
Name: Charles Pettipas
Marital Status: Single
Age: 17
Birth Year: abt 1874
Birthplace: Nova Scotia
Relation to Head of House: Head
Religion: Roman Catholic
French Canadian: No
Father's Birth Place: Nova Scotia
Mother's Birth Place: Nova Scotia
Province: Nova Scotia
District Number: 36
District: Halifax
Subdistrict: Polling District 34
Archive Roll #: T-6315
Household Members:
Name Age
Charles Pettipas 17
Bridget Pettipas 16
Margaret Pettipas 25
Francis Pettipas 23
Ella Pettipas 21
Matilde Pettipas 19
James Pettipas 10
Rosey Pettipas 7
Catherine Pettipas 4
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Their daughter Ellen Maude PETTIPAS married Francis James PURCELL abt 1883.
Their daughter Margaret's birth reg in 1865 states her parents names as Ephraim PETTIPAS and Judith PETTIPAS.
Son Charles' birth reg in 1873 states parents' names as Ephraim PETTIPAS & Angelica PETTIPAS.
Son Charles' death reg in 1950 states his parents' names were Ephraim PETTIPAS born East Chezzetcook and Evangeline PETTIPAS born East Chezzetcook.
Any help at all would be most appreciated because I cannot find them in 1891 and no deaths on the NS Genealogy site :o(
Thanks!