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Household of John Pearson (born 1826, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Whitby, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (North 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 Pearson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Pearson, born in 1826 in Whitby, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Dorothy A Pearson, born in 1832 in Whitby, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; Ann (born 1875 in Whitby, Yorkshire, England), Ada (born 1876 in Whitby, Yorkshire, England) and William (born 1878 in Whitby, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Son In Law, Frank (born 1855 in Egton, Yorkshire, England) and John's Daughter In Law, Mary A (born 1853 in Whitby, Yorkshire, England).


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John Pearson's household

Male

John

Pearson

Head
Female

Dorothy A

Pearson

Wife
Male

Frank

Jefferson

Son In Law
Female

Mary A

Jefferson

Daughter In Law
Female

Ann

Jefferson

Daughter
Female

Ada

Jefferson

Daughter
Male

William

Jefferson

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Pearson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Whitby, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Pearson

Head

Married

55

1826

Whitby, Yorkshire, England

Dorothy A

Pearson

Wife

Married

49

1832

Whitby, Yorkshire, England

Frank

Jefferson

Son In Law

Married

26

1855

Egton, Yorkshire, England

Mary A

Jefferson

Daughter In Law

Married

28

1853

Whitby, Yorkshire, England

Ann

Jefferson

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Whitby, Yorkshire, England

Ada

Jefferson

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Whitby, Yorkshire, England

William

Jefferson

Son

Single

3

1878

Whitby, Yorkshire, England

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