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Household of James Pearson (born 1842, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kirkcaldy, Fife, 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 Pearson and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Pearson, born in 1842 in Dysart, Fife, consisted of 11 members. James was the head of the household, married to Catherine Pearson, born in 1839 in Wemyss, Fife, Scotland. They had 8 children; Agnes (born 1867 in Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland), Ann (born 1869 in Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland), Janet (born 1870 in Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland), Catherine (born 1872 in Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland), Alexander (born 1872 in Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland), James (born 1876 in Abbotshall, Fife, Scotland), David (born 1878 in Abbotshall, Fife, Scotland) and John (born 1880 in Abbotshall, Fife, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Mother-In-Law, Agnes Mitchell, born in 1806 in Dysart, Fife, Scotland.


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James Pearson's household

Male

James

Pearson

Head
Female

Catherine

Pearson

Wife
Female

Agnes

Pearson

Daughter
Female

Ann

Pearson

Daughter
Female

Janet

Pearson

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Pearson

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Pearson

Son
Male

James

Pearson

Son
Male

David

Pearson

Son
Male

John

Pearson

Son
Female

Agnes

Mitchell

Mother-In-Law
First name(s) James
Last name Pearson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Dysart, Fife, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Pearson

Head

Married

39

1842

Dysart, Fife, Scotland

Catherine

Pearson

Wife

Married

42

1839

Wemyss, Fife, Scotland

Agnes

Pearson

Daughter

-

14

1867

Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland

Ann

Pearson

Daughter

-

12

1869

Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland

Janet

Pearson

Daughter

-

11

1870

Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland

Catherine

Pearson

Daughter

-

9

1872

Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland

Alexander

Pearson

Son

-

9

1872

Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland

James

Pearson

Son

-

5

1876

Abbotshall, Fife, Scotland

David

Pearson

Son

-

3

1878

Abbotshall, Fife, Scotland

John

Pearson

Son

-

1

1880

Abbotshall, Fife, Scotland

Agnes

Mitchell

Mother-In-Law

Widow

75

1806

Dysart, Fife, Scotland

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