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Household of John Pearce (born 1846, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in York, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (East Riding), 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.

John Pearce and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Pearce, born in 1846 in Bridlington, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Eliza Pearce, born in 1859 in Barnard Castle, Durham, England. They had 4 children; Florence (born 1873 in Darlington, Durham, England), Lavinia (born 1878 in York, Yorkshire, England), Mary Ann (born 1880 in York, Yorkshire, England) and Tom (born 1881 in York, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Father In Law, Tom Merrywether, born in 1818 in Gale, Yorkshire, England.


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John Pearce's household

Male

John

Pearce

Head
Female

Eliza

Pearce

Wife
Female

Florence

Pearce

Daughter
Female

Lavinia

Pearce

Daughter
Female

Mary Ann

Pearce

Daughter
Male

Tom

Pearce

Son
Male

Tom

Merrywether

Father In Law
First name(s) John
Last name Pearce
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Bridlington, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Pearce

Head

Married

35

1846

Bridlington, Yorkshire, England

Eliza

Pearce

Wife

Married

22

1859

Barnard Castle, Durham, England

Florence

Pearce

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Darlington, Durham, England

Lavinia

Pearce

Daughter

Single

3

1878

York, Yorkshire, England

Mary Ann

Pearce

Daughter

Single

1

1880

York, Yorkshire, England

Tom

Pearce

Son

Single

0

1881

York, Yorkshire, England

Tom

Merrywether

Father In Law

Widower

63

1818

Gale, Yorkshire, England

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