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Household of Thomas Pearson (born 1838, Cumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chester Le Street, 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.

Thomas Pearson and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Pearson, born in 1838 in Whitehaven, Cumberland, consisted of 10 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary Pearson, born in 1841 in Whitehaven, Cumberland, England. They had 8 children; David (born 1860 in Whitehaven, Cumberland, England), Annie (born 1862 in Whitehaven, Cumberland, England), Edward (born 1867 in Usworth, Durham, England), Margaret (born 1870 in Usworth, Durham, England), Elizabeth (born 1872 in Usworth, Durham, England), William (born 1874 in Usworth, Durham, England), John Thomas (born 1876 in Usworth, Durham, England) and Mary (born 1879 in Usworth, Durham, England).


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Thomas Pearson's household

Male

Thomas

Pearson

Head
Female

Mary

Pearson

Wife
Male

David

Pearson

Son
Female

Annie

Pearson

Daughter
Male

Edward

Pearson

Son
Female

Margaret

Pearson

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Pearson

Daughter
Male

William

Pearson

Son
Male

John Thomas

Pearson

Son
Female

Mary

Pearson

Daughter
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Pearson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Whitehaven, Cumberland, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Pearson

Head

Married

43

1838

Whitehaven, Cumberland, England

Mary

Pearson

Wife

Married

40

1841

Whitehaven, Cumberland, England

David

Pearson

Son

Single

21

1860

Whitehaven, Cumberland, England

Annie

Pearson

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Whitehaven, Cumberland, England

Edward

Pearson

Son

Single

14

1867

Usworth, Durham, England

Margaret

Pearson

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Usworth, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Pearson

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Usworth, Durham, England

William

Pearson

Son

Single

7

1874

Usworth, Durham, England

John Thomas

Pearson

Son

Single

5

1876

Usworth, Durham, England

Mary

Pearson

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Usworth, Durham, England

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