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Household of Ben Pearson (born 1820, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dudley, Staffordshire, 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.

Ben Pearson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Ben Pearson, born in 1820 in Brierley Hill, Staffordshire, consisted of 7 members. Ben was the head of the household, married to Mary Pearson, born in 1826 in Dudley, Worcestershire, England. They had 3 children; David (born 1857 in Tipton, Staffordshire, England), Clara (born 1858 in Tipton, Staffordshire, England) and Alice (born 1861 in Tipton, Staffordshire, England). They had 1 grandchild; Emma, born 1873 in Dudley, Worcestershire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Ben's Servant, Mary Blakwell, born in 1858 in Tipton, Staffordshire, England.


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Ben Pearson's household

Male

Ben

Pearson

Head
Female

Mary

Pearson

Wife
Male

David

Pearson

Son
Female

Clara

Pearson

Daughter
Female

Alice

Pearson

Daughter
Female

Emma

Naggington

Grand Daughter
Female

Mary

Blakwell

Servant
First name(s) Ben
Last name Pearson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 61
Birth year 1820
Birth place Brierley Hill, Staffordshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Ben

Pearson

Head

Married

61

1820

Brierley Hill, Staffordshire, England

Mary

Pearson

Wife

Married

55

1826

Dudley, Worcestershire, England

David

Pearson

Son

Single

24

1857

Tipton, Staffordshire, England

Clara

Pearson

Daughter

Single

23

1858

Tipton, Staffordshire, England

Alice

Pearson

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Tipton, Staffordshire, England

Emma

Naggington

Grand Daughter

Single

8

1873

Dudley, Worcestershire, England

Mary

Blakwell

Servant

Single

23

1858

Tipton, Staffordshire, England

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