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Household of Ralph Pearson (born 1820, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Durham, Durham, 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.

Ralph Pearson and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Ralph Pearson, born in 1820 in Wolsingham, Durham, consisted of 9 members. Ralph was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Pearson, born in 1819 in Durham, England. They had 3 children; Emma (born 1862 in Waterhouses, Durham, England), Ralph (born 1873 in Waterhouses, Durham, England) and Ruth (born 1855 in Evenwood, Durham, England). They had 3 grandchildren; Robert (born 1874 in Waterhouses, Durham, England), Elizabeth (born 1876 in Waterhouses, Durham, England) and Ralph (born 1879 in Waterhouses, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Ralph's Son In Law, John Simpson, born in 1854 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England.


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Ralph Pearson's household

Male

Ralph

Pearson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Pearson

Wife
Female

Emma

Pearson

Daughter
Male

Ralph

Pearson

Son
Female

Ruth

Simpson

Daughter
Male

John

Simpson

Son In Law
Male

Robert

Simpson

Grand Son
Female

Elizabeth

Simpson

Grand Daughter
Male

Ralph

Simpson

Grand Son
First name(s) Ralph
Last name Pearson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 61
Birth year 1820
Birth place Wolsingham, Durham, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Ralph

Pearson

Head

Married

61

1820

Wolsingham, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Pearson

Wife

Married

62

1819

Durham, England

Emma

Pearson

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Waterhouses, Durham, England

Ralph

Pearson

Son

Single

8

1873

Waterhouses, Durham, England

Ruth

Simpson

Daughter

Married

26

1855

Evenwood, Durham, England

John

Simpson

Son In Law

Married

27

1854

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Robert

Simpson

Grand Son

Single

7

1874

Waterhouses, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Simpson

Grand Daughter

Single

5

1876

Waterhouses, Durham, England

Ralph

Simpson

Grand Son

Single

2

1879

Waterhouses, Durham, England

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