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Household of John Pearson (born 1828, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Abernethy, Perthshire, 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 1828 in Abernethy, Perthshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Pearson, born in 1826 in Abernethy, Perthshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; William (born 1846 in Abernethy, Perthshire, Scotland), Catherine (born 1861 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland), David (born 1862 in Abernethy, Perthshire, Scotland) and James (born 1870 in Abernethy, Perthshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Granddaughter, Jane E Pearson, born in 1879 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland.


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John Pearson's household

Male

John

Pearson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Pearson

Wife
Male

William

Wotherspoon

Son
Female

Catherine

Pearson

Daughter
Male

David

Pearson

Son
Male

James

Pearson

Son
Female

Jane E

Pearson

Granddaughter
First name(s) John
Last name Pearson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Abernethy, Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Pearson

Head

Married

53

1828

Abernethy, Perthshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Pearson

Wife

Married

55

1826

Abernethy, Perthshire, Scotland

William

Wotherspoon

Son

Unmarried

35

1846

Abernethy, Perthshire, Scotland

Catherine

Pearson

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

David

Pearson

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Abernethy, Perthshire, Scotland

James

Pearson

Son

-

11

1870

Abernethy, Perthshire, Scotland

Jane E

Pearson

Granddaughter

-

2

1879

Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

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