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Household of Josiah Pearson (born 1843, Sussex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Medway, Kent, 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.

Josiah Pearson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Josiah Pearson, born in 1843 in Rye, Sussex, consisted of 7 members. Josiah was the head of the household, married to Merinda Pearson, born in 1849 in Chatham, Kent, England. They had 5 children; Merinda (born 1870 in Chatham, Kent, England), Josiah (born 1871 in Pickering, Yorkshire, England), Samuel (born 1873 in Chatham, Kent, England), Blanche (born 1876 in India) and Charlotte (born 1878 in Chatham, Kent, England).


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Josiah Pearson's household

Male

Josiah

Pearson

Head
Female

Merinda

Pearson

Wife
Female

Merinda

Pearson

Daughter
Male

Josiah

Pearson

Son
Male

Samuel

Pearson

Son
Female

Blanche

Pearson

Daughter
Female

Charlotte

Pearson

Daughter
First name(s) Josiah
Last name Pearson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Rye, Sussex, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Josiah

Pearson

Head

Married

38

1843

Rye, Sussex, England

Merinda

Pearson

Wife

Married

32

1849

Chatham, Kent, England

Merinda

Pearson

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Chatham, Kent, England

Josiah

Pearson

Son

Single

10

1871

Pickering, Yorkshire, England

Samuel

Pearson

Son

Single

8

1873

Chatham, Kent, England

Blanche

Pearson

Daughter

Single

5

1876

India

Charlotte

Pearson

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Chatham, Kent, England

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