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Household of William Pearson (born 1846, Suffolk)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in City of London, London,Middlesex, 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.

William Pearson and 19 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Pearson, born in 1846 in Suffolk, consisted of 20 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Pearson, born in 1842 in Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, Wales.
During the period, also present in the household were William's Niece, Mary A (born 1863 in Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, Wales), William's Niece, Margaret (born 1866 in Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, Wales), William's Boarder, John S (born 1838 in Lincolnshire, England), William's Boarder, John I (born 1838 in Islington, Middlesex, England), William's Boarder, John D (born 1858 in Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, Wales), William's Boarder, John H (born 1858 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales), William's Boarder, George W (born 1859 in Stepney, Middlesex, England), William's Boarder, George W (born 1860 in Stepney, Middlesex, England), William's Boarder, James L (born 1863 in Oxfordshire, England), William's Boarder, George W (born 1860 in Hackney, Middlesex, England), William's Boarder, Charles J J (born 1862 in Hackney, Middlesex, England), William's Boarder, John H (born 1868 in Hackney, Middlesex, England), William's Boarder, David (born 1866 in Wales), William's Boarder, John (born 1866 in Hackney, Middlesex, England), William's -, Rachel (born 1841 in Wales), William's -, Elizabeth (born 1860 in Wales), William's -, Jane (born 1859 in Elstree, Hertfordshire, England) and William's -, Elizabeth (born 1860 in Wales).


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William Pearson's household

Male

William

Pearson

Head
Female

Mary

Pearson

Wife
Female

Mary A

Phillips

Niece
Female

Margaret

Phillips

Niece
Male

John S

Sharman

Boarder
Male

John I

Steward

Boarder
Male

John D

Jeremy

Boarder
Male

John H

Williams

Boarder
Male

George W

Ringrose

Boarder
Male

George W

Sibbley

Boarder
Male

James L

Thomas

Boarder
Male

George W

Anthony

Boarder
Female

Charles J J

Anthony

Boarder
Male

John H

Anthony

Boarder
Male

David

Williams

Boarder
Male

John

Williams

Boarder
Female

Rachel

Reynolds

-
Female

Elizabeth

Phillips

-
Female

Jane

Harvey

-
Female

Elizabeth

Richards

-
First name(s) William
Last name Pearson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Suffolk, England

Household members (20 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Pearson

Head

Married

35

1846

Suffolk, England

Mary

Pearson

Wife

Married

39

1842

Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, Wales

Mary A

Phillips

Niece

Single

18

1863

Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, Wales

Margaret

Phillips

Niece

Single

15

1866

Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, Wales

John S

Sharman

Boarder

-

43

1838

Lincolnshire, England

John I

Steward

Boarder

-

43

1838

Islington, Middlesex, England

John D

Jeremy

Boarder

Single

23

1858

Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, Wales

John H

Williams

Boarder

Single

23

1858

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

George W

Ringrose

Boarder

Single

22

1859

Stepney, Middlesex, England

George W

Sibbley

Boarder

Single

21

1860

Stepney, Middlesex, England

James L

Thomas

Boarder

Single

18

1863

Oxfordshire, England

George W

Anthony

Boarder

Single

21

1860

Hackney, Middlesex, England

Charles J J

Anthony

Boarder

Single

19

1862

Hackney, Middlesex, England

John H

Anthony

Boarder

Single

13

1868

Hackney, Middlesex, England

David

Williams

Boarder

Single

15

1866

Wales

John

Williams

Boarder

Single

15

1866

Hackney, Middlesex, England

Rachel

Reynolds

-

-

40

1841

Wales

Elizabeth

Phillips

-

Single

21

1860

Wales

Jane

Harvey

-

Single

22

1859

Elstree, Hertfordshire, England

Elizabeth

Richards

-

Single

21

1860

Wales

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