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Household of Benjamin Pearson (born 1841, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Birkenhead, Cheshire, 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.

Benjamin Pearson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Pearson, born in 1841 in Leeds, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Pearson, born in 1851 in York, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; Sarah (born 1875 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth (born 1877 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and Maria (born 1880 in Tranmere, Cheshire, England). They had 1 grandchild; Sarah A, born 1878 in Tranmere, Cheshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Benjamin's Lodger Head, Eliza Callend, born in 1813 in Stafford, Staffordshire, England.


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Benjamin Pearson's household

Male

Benjamin

Pearson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Pearson

Wife
Female

Sarah

Pearson

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Pearson

Daughter
Female

Maria

Pearson

Daughter
Female

Eliza

Callend

Lodger Head
Female

Sarah A

Callend

Grand Daughter
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Pearson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Pearson

Head

Married

40

1841

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Pearson

Wife

Married

30

1851

York, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Pearson

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Pearson

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Maria

Pearson

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Tranmere, Cheshire, England

Eliza

Callend

Lodger Head

Married

68

1813

Stafford, Staffordshire, England

Sarah A

Callend

Grand Daughter

Single

3

1878

Tranmere, Cheshire, England

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