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Household of Nowel Pearson (born 1850, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dewsbury, 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.

Nowel Pearson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Nowel Pearson, born in 1850 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. Nowel was the head of the household, married to Ann Pearson, born in 1852 in Mirfield, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; Mary (born 1874 in Ravensthorpe, Yorkshire, England), Harry (born 1876 in Ravensthorpe, Yorkshire, England), Herbert (born 1879 in Ravensthorpe, Yorkshire, England) and James A (born 1881 in Ravensthorpe, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Nowel's Boarder, Henry (born 1841 in Mirfield, Yorkshire, England) and Nowel's Boarder, Sam (born 1862 in Mirfield, Yorkshire, England).


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Nowel Pearson's household

Male

Nowel

Pearson

Head
Female

Ann

Pearson

Wife
Female

Mary

Pearson

Daughter
Male

Harry

Pearson

Son
Male

Herbert

Pearson

Son
Male

James A

Pearson

Son
Male

Henry

Muffitt

Boarder
Male

Sam

Muffitt

Boarder
First name(s) Nowel
Last name Pearson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Nowel

Pearson

Head

Married

31

1850

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

Ann

Pearson

Wife

Married

29

1852

Mirfield, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Pearson

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Ravensthorpe, Yorkshire, England

Harry

Pearson

Son

Single

5

1876

Ravensthorpe, Yorkshire, England

Herbert

Pearson

Son

Single

2

1879

Ravensthorpe, Yorkshire, England

James A

Pearson

Son

Single

0

1881

Ravensthorpe, Yorkshire, England

Henry

Muffitt

Boarder

Single

40

1841

Mirfield, Yorkshire, England

Sam

Muffitt

Boarder

Single

19

1862

Mirfield, Yorkshire, England

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