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Household of William Pearson (born 1827, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bury, 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.

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 1827 in Heywood, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Sarah Pearson, born in 1822 in Tottington, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; Mary Ann (born 1852 in Heywood, Lancashire, England) and Mary Elizabeth (born 1874 in Heywood, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Mother In Law, Hannah (born 1802 in Lancashire, England), William's Sister, Margaret (born 1836 in Heywood, Lancashire, England), William's Brother, Thomas (born 1844 in Heywood, Lancashire, England) and William's Niece, Mary (born 1866 in Heywood, Lancashire, England).


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William Pearson's household

Male

William

Pearson

Head
Female

Sarah

Pearson

Wife
Female

Mary Ann

Pearson

Daughter
Female

Hannah

Hamer

Mother In Law
Female

Margaret

Pearson

Sister
Male

Thomas

Pearson

Brother
Female

Mary Elizabeth

Pearson

Daughter
Female

Mary

Pearson

Niece
First name(s) William
Last name Pearson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Heywood, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Pearson

Head

Married

54

1827

Heywood, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Pearson

Wife

Married

59

1822

Tottington, Lancashire, England

Mary Ann

Pearson

Daughter

Single

29

1852

Heywood, Lancashire, England

Hannah

Hamer

Mother In Law

Widow

79

1802

Lancashire, England

Margaret

Pearson

Sister

Single

45

1836

Heywood, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Pearson

Brother

Widower

37

1844

Heywood, Lancashire, England

Mary Elizabeth

Pearson

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Heywood, Lancashire, England

Mary

Pearson

Niece

Single

15

1866

Heywood, Lancashire, England

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