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Household of John Pears (born 1846, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Runcorn, 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.

John Pears and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Pears, born in 1846 in Warrington, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Catharine Pears, born in 1825 in Warrington, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Hannah (born 1854 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Martha (born 1860 in Cheshire, England), Jessa (born 1862 in Cheshire, England) and Gilbert (born 1869 in Appleton, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, Samuel (born 1829 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and John's Nursechild, Frank (born 1878 in Appleton, Cheshire, England).


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John Pears's household

Male

John

Pears

Head
Female

Catharine

Pears

Wife
Female

Hannah

Guest

Daughter
Female

Martha

Guest

Daughter
Male

Jessa

Guest

Son
Male

Gilbert

Guest

Son
Male

Samuel

Hewitt

Boarder
Male

Frank

Stringer

Nursechild
First name(s) John
Last name Pears
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Warrington, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Pears

Head

Married

35

1846

Warrington, Lancashire, England

Catharine

Pears

Wife

Married

56

1825

Warrington, Lancashire, England

Hannah

Guest

Daughter

Single

27

1854

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Martha

Guest

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Cheshire, England

Jessa

Guest

Son

Single

19

1862

Cheshire, England

Gilbert

Guest

Son

Single

12

1869

Appleton, Cheshire, England

Samuel

Hewitt

Boarder

Widower

52

1829

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Frank

Stringer

Nursechild

Single

3

1878

Appleton, Cheshire, England

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