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Household of Joshua Pearson (born 1843, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, 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.

Joshua Pearson and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joshua Pearson, born in 1843 in Sedgley, Staffordshire, consisted of 12 members. Joshua was the head of the household, married to Mary Pearson, born in 1843 in Hartshill, Warwickshire, England. They had 8 children; Josiah (born 1865 in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England), Sarah Jane (born 1867 in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England), Elizabeth (born 1869 in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England), William (born 1871 in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England), Mary (born 1874 in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England), Hannah (born 1876 in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England), Clara (born 1878 in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England) and Ann (born 1880 in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joshua's Father In Law, William Wagstaff, born in 1793 in Polesworth, Warwickshire, England.


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Joshua Pearson's household

Male

Joshua

Pearson

Head
Female

Mary

Pearson

Wife
Male

Josiah

Pearson

Son
Female

Sarah Jane

Pearson

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Pearson

Daughter
Male

William

Pearson

Son
Female

Mary

Pearson

Daughter
Female

Hannah

Pearson

Daughter
Female

Clara

Pearson

Daughter
Female

Ann

Pearson

Daughter
Male

William

Wagstaff

Father In Law
Female

Elizabeth

Wagstaff

Wife
First name(s) Joshua
Last name Pearson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Sedgley, Staffordshire, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joshua

Pearson

Head

Married

38

1843

Sedgley, Staffordshire, England

Mary

Pearson

Wife

Married

38

1843

Hartshill, Warwickshire, England

Josiah

Pearson

Son

Single

16

1865

West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England

Sarah Jane

Pearson

Daughter

Single

14

1867

West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England

Elizabeth

Pearson

Daughter

Single

12

1869

West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England

William

Pearson

Son

Single

10

1871

West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England

Mary

Pearson

Daughter

Single

7

1874

West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England

Hannah

Pearson

Daughter

Single

5

1876

West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England

Clara

Pearson

Daughter

Single

3

1878

West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England

Ann

Pearson

Daughter

Single

1

1880

West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England

William

Wagstaff

Father In Law

Married

88

1793

Polesworth, Warwickshire, England

Elizabeth

Wagstaff

Wife

Married

81

1800

Grendon, Warwickshire, England

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