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Household of James Pearce (born 1836)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

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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.

James Pearce and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Pearce, born in 1836 in , consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Helen Pearce, born in 1839 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 3 children; Helen Thomson (born 1876 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), William (born 1878 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland) and Jane Gibson (born 1881 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Boarder, John (born 1853 in Caithness, Scotland) and James's Boarder, Mary Jane (born 1860 in England).


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James Pearce's household

Male

James

Pearce

Head
Female

Helen

Pearce

Wife
Female

Helen Thomson

Pearce

Daughter
Male

William

Pearce

Son
Female

Jane Gibson

Pearce

Daughter
Male

John

Sutherland

Boarder
Female

Mary Jane

Sutherland

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Pearce
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Pearce

Head

Married

45

1836

England

Helen

Pearce

Wife

Married

42

1839

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Helen Thomson

Pearce

Daughter

-

5

1876

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

William

Pearce

Son

-

3

1878

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Jane Gibson

Pearce

Daughter

-

0

1881

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

John

Sutherland

Boarder

Married

28

1853

Caithness, Scotland

Mary Jane

Sutherland

Boarder

Married

21

1860

England

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