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Household of Joshua Pearson (born 1831, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sheffield, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West 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.

Joshua Pearson and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joshua Pearson, born in 1831 in Gomersal, Yorkshire, consisted of 5 members. Joshua was the head of the household, married to Mary Pearson, born in 1831 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England. They had 1 child; Alfred, born 1863 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Joshua's Lodger, John (born 1819 in Attercliffe, Yorkshire, England) and Joshua's Lodger, John (born 1841 in Brightside, Yorkshire, England).


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Joshua Pearson's household

Male

Joshua

Pearson

Head
Female

Mary

Pearson

Wife
Male

Alfred

Pearson

Son
Male

John

Healey

Lodger
Male

John

Bray

Lodger
First name(s) Joshua
Last name Pearson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Gomersal, Yorkshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joshua

Pearson

Head

Married

50

1831

Gomersal, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Pearson

Wife

Married

50

1831

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Alfred

Pearson

Son

Single

18

1863

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

John

Healey

Lodger

Widower

62

1819

Attercliffe, Yorkshire, England

John

Bray

Lodger

Married

40

1841

Brightside, Yorkshire, England

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