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Household of Thomas Pearson (born 1835, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bolton, 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.

Thomas Pearson and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Pearson, born in 1835 in Pennington, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary A Pearson, born in 1843 in Wigan, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Edward (born 1864 in West Leigh, Lancashire, England), Cath (born 1867 in West Leigh, Lancashire, England) and Margaret Jane (born 1875 in Bolton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Mother In Law, Mary Gregory, born in 1814 in Wigan, Lancashire, England.


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Thomas Pearson's household

Male

Thomas

Pearson

Head
Female

Mary A

Pearson

Wife
Male

Edward

Pearson

Son
Female

Cath

Pearson

Daughter
Female

Margaret Jane

Pearson

Daughter
Female

Mary

Gregory

Mother In Law
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Pearson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Pennington, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Pearson

Head

Married

46

1835

Pennington, Lancashire, England

Mary A

Pearson

Wife

Married

38

1843

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Edward

Pearson

Son

Single

17

1864

West Leigh, Lancashire, England

Cath

Pearson

Daughter

Single

14

1867

West Leigh, Lancashire, England

Margaret Jane

Pearson

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Mary

Gregory

Mother In Law

Widow

67

1814

Wigan, Lancashire, England

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