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Household of William Pearson (born 1847)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lichfield, Staffordshire, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Pearson, born in 1847 in , consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Sarah Pearson, born in 1846 in Ireland. They had 5 children; Alice Mary (born 1873 in Blymhill, Staffordshire, England), George Wm (born 1874 in Blymhill, Staffordshire, England), Anne Jane (born 1875 in Blymhill, Staffordshire, England), John Willis (born 1877 in Blymhill, Staffordshire, England) and Lizzie (born 1880 in Whittington, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Boarder, William Simpson, born in 1858 in Ireland.


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William Pearson's household

Male

William

Pearson

Head
Female

Sarah

Pearson

Wife
Female

Alice Mary

Pearson

Daughter
Male

George Wm

Pearson

Son
Female

Anne Jane

Pearson

Daughter
Male

John Willis

Pearson

Son
Female

Lizzie

Pearson

Daughter
Male

William

Simpson

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Pearson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Ireland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Pearson

Head

Married

34

1847

Ireland

Sarah

Pearson

Wife

Married

35

1846

Ireland

Alice Mary

Pearson

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Blymhill, Staffordshire, England

George Wm

Pearson

Son

Single

7

1874

Blymhill, Staffordshire, England

Anne Jane

Pearson

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Blymhill, Staffordshire, England

John Willis

Pearson

Son

Single

4

1877

Blymhill, Staffordshire, England

Lizzie

Pearson

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Whittington, Staffordshire, England

William

Simpson

Boarder

Single

23

1858

Ireland

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