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Household of William Pearson (born 1815, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hull, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (East 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 13 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Pearson, born in 1815 in Stainton, Yorkshire, consisted of 14 members. William was the head of the household, married to Anna Pearson, born in 1823 in Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire, England. They had 2 grandchildren; Thomas (born 1857 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England) and Anna B (born 1865 in Hull, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Mary (born 1830 in Southrey, Norfolk, England), William's Lodger, Thomas (born 1854 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William's Lodger, Walter (born 1862 in Louth, Lincolnshire, England), William's Lodger, Richard (born 1819 in South Cave, Yorkshire, England), William's Lodger, George (born 1862 in Hull, Yorkshire, England), William's Lodger, Walter (born 1854 in Hull, Yorkshire, England), William's Lodger, John (born 1844 in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England), William's Lodger, Sarah (born 1827 in Jersey, Channel Islands), William's Adopted Son, Edward (born 1864 in Hull, Yorkshire, England) and William's Adopted Son, Frederick A (born 1866 in Hull, Yorkshire, England).


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William Pearson's household

Male

William

Pearson

Head
Female

Anna

Pearson

Wife
Male

Thomas

Gramston

Grand Son
Female

Anna B

Gramston

Grand Daughter
Female

Mary

Mayes

Servant
Male

Thomas

Smith

Lodger
Male

Walter

Shepherdson

Lodger
Male

Richard

Appleton

Lodger
Male

George

May

Lodger
Male

Walter

Bridlington

Lodger
Male

John

Cawthorn

Lodger
Female

Sarah

Atkin

Lodger
Male

Edward

Swaby

Adopted Son
Male

Frederick A

Swaby

Adopted Son
First name(s) William
Last name Pearson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 66
Birth year 1815
Birth place Stainton, Yorkshire, England

Household members (14 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Pearson

Head

Married

66

1815

Stainton, Yorkshire, England

Anna

Pearson

Wife

Married

58

1823

Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire, England

Thomas

Gramston

Grand Son

Married

24

1857

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Anna B

Gramston

Grand Daughter

Married

16

1865

Hull, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Mayes

Servant

Widow

51

1830

Southrey, Norfolk, England

Thomas

Smith

Lodger

Single

27

1854

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Walter

Shepherdson

Lodger

Single

19

1862

Louth, Lincolnshire, England

Richard

Appleton

Lodger

Single

62

1819

South Cave, Yorkshire, England

George

May

Lodger

Single

19

1862

Hull, Yorkshire, England

Walter

Bridlington

Lodger

Single

27

1854

Hull, Yorkshire, England

John

Cawthorn

Lodger

Single

37

1844

Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England

Sarah

Atkin

Lodger

Single

54

1827

Jersey, Channel Islands

Edward

Swaby

Adopted Son

Single

17

1864

Hull, Yorkshire, England

Frederick A

Swaby

Adopted Son

Single

15

1866

Hull, Yorkshire, England

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