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Household of John Pearson (born 1811, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), 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.

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 1811 in Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, widower. He had 2 children; Jane (born 1848 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Mary A Coutts (born 1851 in Arbirlot, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Granddaughter, Elizabeth (born 1864 in Panbride, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), John's Grandson, David (born 1871 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), John's Granddaughter, Mary M (born 1872 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and John's Granddaughter, Jane A (born 1879 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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John Pearson's household

Male

John

Pearson

Head
Female

Jane

Pearson

Daughter
Female

Mary A Coutts

Pearson

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Pearson

Granddaughter
Male

David

Ewen

Grandson
Female

Mary M

Coutts

Granddaughter
Female

Jane A

Coutts

Granddaughter
First name(s) John
Last name Pearson
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 70
Birth year 1811
Birth place Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Pearson

Head

Widower

70

1811

Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jane

Pearson

Daughter

Married

33

1848

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mary A Coutts

Pearson

Daughter

Married

30

1851

Arbirlot, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Elizabeth

Pearson

Granddaughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Panbride, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

David

Ewen

Grandson

-

10

1871

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mary M

Coutts

Granddaughter

-

9

1872

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jane A

Coutts

Granddaughter

-

2

1879

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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