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Household of John Pearson (born 1826, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorley, Lancashire, 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 Pearson and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Pearson, born in 1826 in Astley Bridge, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ellen Pearson, born in 1834 in Thirn, Yorkshire, England. They had 2 children; Elizabeth Ann (born 1867 in Adlington, Lancashire, England) and William (born 1873 in Adlington, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Joseph (born 1858 in Adlington, Lancashire, England), John's Servant, Richard (born 1863 in Adlington, Lancashire, England), John's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1867 in Danby, Yorkshire, England), John's Apprentice, Joseph (born 1862 in Danby, Yorkshire, England) and John's Visitor, Thomas (born 1858 in Thirn, Yorkshire, England).


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John Pearson's household

Male

John

Pearson

Head
Female

Ellen

Pearson

Wife
Male

Joseph

Pearson

Servant
Male

Richard

Pearson

Servant
Female

Elizabeth Ann

Pearson

Daughter
Male

William

Pearson

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Sedgwick

Servant
Male

Joseph

Sedgwick

Apprentice
Male

Thomas

Sedgwick

Visitor
First name(s) John
Last name Pearson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Astley Bridge, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Pearson

Head

Married

55

1826

Astley Bridge, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Pearson

Wife

Married

47

1834

Thirn, Yorkshire, England

Joseph

Pearson

Servant

Single

23

1858

Adlington, Lancashire, England

Richard

Pearson

Servant

Single

18

1863

Adlington, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth Ann

Pearson

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Adlington, Lancashire, England

William

Pearson

Son

Single

8

1873

Adlington, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Sedgwick

Servant

Single

14

1867

Danby, Yorkshire, England

Joseph

Sedgwick

Apprentice

Single

19

1862

Danby, Yorkshire, England

Thomas

Sedgwick

Visitor

Single

23

1858

Thirn, Yorkshire, England

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