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Household of William Pearson (born 1837, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bedale, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (North 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Pearson, born in 1837 in Bedale, Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Pearson, born in 1839 in Burdon, Durham, England. They had 5 children; Harriet (born 1865 in Darlington, Durham, England), Joseph I (born 1867 in Bedale, Yorkshire, England), Mary E (born 1869 in Bedale, Yorkshire, England), Emma (born 1873 in Bedale, Yorkshire, England) and Frederick W (born 1875 in Bedale, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Visitor, James (born 1858 in Paddington, Yorkshire, England) and William's Lodger, Edwin E (born 1857 in Stoke Newington, Middlesex, England).


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William Pearson's household

Male

William

Pearson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Pearson

Wife
Female

Harriet

Pearson

Daughter
Male

Joseph I

Pearson

Son
Female

Mary E

Pearson

Daughter
Female

Emma

Pearson

Daughter
Male

Frederick W

Pearson

Son
Male

James

Heselton

Visitor
Male

Edwin E

Spencer

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Pearson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Bedale, Yorkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Pearson

Head

Married

44

1837

Bedale, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Pearson

Wife

Married

42

1839

Burdon, Durham, England

Harriet

Pearson

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Darlington, Durham, England

Joseph I

Pearson

Son

Single

14

1867

Bedale, Yorkshire, England

Mary E

Pearson

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Bedale, Yorkshire, England

Emma

Pearson

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Bedale, Yorkshire, England

Frederick W

Pearson

Son

Single

6

1875

Bedale, Yorkshire, England

James

Heselton

Visitor

Single

23

1858

Paddington, Yorkshire, England

Edwin E

Spencer

Lodger

Single

24

1857

Stoke Newington, Middlesex, England

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