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Household of William Pearson (born 1841, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gateshead, Durham, 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 1841 in Gateshead, Durham, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Isabella Pearson, born in 1846 in Bedlington, Northumberland, England. They had 5 children; Elizabeth (born 1865 in Heworth, Durham, England), Thomas (born 1868 in Heworth, Durham, England), John William (born 1870 in South Shields, Durham, England), Robinson (born 1874 in Wallsend, Northumberland, England) and Sarah Ann (born 1881 in Heworth, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Boarder, John Joseph (born 1851 in Ireland) and William's Boarder, John (born 1842 in Jarrow, Durham, England).


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William Pearson's household

Male

William

Pearson

Head
Female

Isabella

Pearson

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Pearson

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Pearson

Son
Male

John William

Pearson

Son
Male

Robinson

Pearson

Son
Female

Sarah Ann

Pearson

Daughter
Male

John Joseph

Cunningham

Boarder
Male

John

Clark

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Pearson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Gateshead, Durham, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Pearson

Head

Married

40

1841

Gateshead, Durham, England

Isabella

Pearson

Wife

Married

35

1846

Bedlington, Northumberland, England

Elizabeth

Pearson

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Heworth, Durham, England

Thomas

Pearson

Son

Single

13

1868

Heworth, Durham, England

John William

Pearson

Son

Single

11

1870

South Shields, Durham, England

Robinson

Pearson

Son

Single

7

1874

Wallsend, Northumberland, England

Sarah Ann

Pearson

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Heworth, Durham, England

John Joseph

Cunningham

Boarder

Single

30

1851

Ireland

John

Clark

Boarder

Married

39

1842

Jarrow, Durham, England

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