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Household of Thomas Pearson (born 1849, Northumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sunderland, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Pearson, born in 1849 in Newcastle, Northumberland, consisted of 6 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Ann Pearson, born in 1854 in Sunderland, Durham, England. They had 3 children; John (born 1874 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Thomas (born 1878 in Sunderland, Durham, England) and Elizabeth (born 1880 in Sunderland, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Mother, Bertha Pearson, born in 1815 in Scotland.


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Thomas Pearson's household

Male

Thomas

Pearson

Head
Female

Ann

Pearson

Wife
Male

John

Pearson

Son
Male

Thomas

Pearson

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Pearson

Daughter
Female

Bertha

Pearson

Mother
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Pearson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Newcastle, Northumberland, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Pearson

Head

Married

32

1849

Newcastle, Northumberland, England

Ann

Pearson

Wife

Married

27

1854

Sunderland, Durham, England

John

Pearson

Son

Single

7

1874

Sunderland, Durham, England

Thomas

Pearson

Son

Single

3

1878

Sunderland, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Pearson

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Sunderland, Durham, England

Bertha

Pearson

Mother

Widow

66

1815

Scotland

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