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Household of William Pearson (born 1811, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leeds, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Pearson, born in 1811 in Staveley, Yorkshire, consisted of 12 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Pearson, born in 1831 in Markington, Yorkshire, England. They had 1 grandchild; William, born 1874 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Amelia (born 1855 in Doncaster, Yorkshire, England), William's Boarder, William (born 1855 in Markington, Yorkshire, England), William's Boarder, Robert (born 1857 in Markington, Yorkshire, England), William's Boarder, Thomas (born 1840 in Markington, Yorkshire, England), William's Boarder, Thomas (born 1854 in Fenny Compton, Warwickshire, England), William's Boarder, Joseph (born 1836 in Nottinghamshire, England), William's Boarder, Sophia (born 1857 in Yorkshire, England), William's Boarder, Nellie Maud (born 1857 in Kensington, Middlesex, England) and William's Boarder, John (born 1856 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England).


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William Pearson's household

Male

William

Pearson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Pearson

Wife
Male

William

Campbell

Grand Son
Female

Amelia

Ellis

Servant
Male

William

Pearson

Boarder
Male

Robert

Pearson

Boarder
Male

Thomas

King

Boarder
Male

Thomas

Pickering

Boarder
Male

Joseph

Barthorpe

Boarder
Female

Sophia

Wilson

Boarder
Female

Nellie Maud

Palmer

Boarder
Male

John

Walder

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Pearson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 70
Birth year 1811
Birth place Staveley, Yorkshire, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Pearson

Head

Married

70

1811

Staveley, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Pearson

Wife

Married

50

1831

Markington, Yorkshire, England

William

Campbell

Grand Son

Single

7

1874

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Amelia

Ellis

Servant

Single

26

1855

Doncaster, Yorkshire, England

William

Pearson

Boarder

Single

26

1855

Markington, Yorkshire, England

Robert

Pearson

Boarder

Single

24

1857

Markington, Yorkshire, England

Thomas

King

Boarder

Single

41

1840

Markington, Yorkshire, England

Thomas

Pickering

Boarder

Single

27

1854

Fenny Compton, Warwickshire, England

Joseph

Barthorpe

Boarder

Married

45

1836

Nottinghamshire, England

Sophia

Wilson

Boarder

Single

24

1857

Yorkshire, England

Nellie Maud

Palmer

Boarder

Single

24

1857

Kensington, Middlesex, England

John

Walder

Boarder

Married

25

1856

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

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