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Household of Margaret Pearson (born 1848, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wigan, Lancashire, 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.

Margaret Pearson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Margaret Pearson, born in 1848 in Wigan, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Margaret was the head of the household, widow. She had 2 children; Ernest W (born 1869 in Parbold, Lancashire, England) and Edith A (born 1871 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Margaret's Niece, Sarah A (born 1858 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), Margaret's Niece, Clara A (born 1859 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), Margaret's Boarder, Thomas (born 1857 in Yorkshire, England) and Margaret's Boarder, John C F (born 1860 in Cheshire, England).


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Margaret Pearson's household

Female

Margaret

Pearson

Head
Male

Ernest W

Pearson

Son
Female

Edith A

Pearson

Daughter
Female

Sarah A

Bibby

Niece
Female

Clara A

Bibby

Niece
Male

Thomas

Laidlow

Boarder
Male

John C F

Percival

Boarder
First name(s) Margaret
Last name Pearson
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Wigan, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Margaret

Pearson

Head

Widow

33

1848

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Ernest W

Pearson

Son

Single

12

1869

Parbold, Lancashire, England

Edith A

Pearson

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Sarah A

Bibby

Niece

Single

23

1858

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Clara A

Bibby

Niece

Single

22

1859

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Laidlow

Boarder

Single

24

1857

Yorkshire, England

John C F

Percival

Boarder

Single

21

1860

Cheshire, England

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