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Household of William Pearson (born 1823, Essex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Peterborough, Huntingdonshire, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Pearson, born in 1823 in Springfield, Essex, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jane Pearson, born in 1817 in Chelmsford, Essex, England. They had 1 child; Elizabeth A, born 1854 in Ely, Cambridgeshire, England. They had 3 grandchildren; William A (born 1872 in Letton, Huntingdonshire, England), Harry B (born 1880 in Peterborough, Northamptonshire, England) and William G (born 1881 in Peterborough, Northamptonshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Son In Law, Joseph G Essom Or Essan, born in 1857 in Peterborough, Northamptonshire, England.


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William Pearson's household

Male

William

Pearson

Head
Female

Jane

Pearson

Wife
Male

William A

Pearson

Grand Son
Male

Joseph G

Essom Or Essan

Son In Law
Female

Elizabeth A

Essom Or Essan

Daughter
Male

Harry B

Essom Or Essan

Grand Son
Male

William G

Essom Or Essan

Grand Son
First name(s) William
Last name Pearson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Springfield, Essex, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Pearson

Head

Married

58

1823

Springfield, Essex, England

Jane

Pearson

Wife

Married

64

1817

Chelmsford, Essex, England

William A

Pearson

Grand Son

Single

9

1872

Letton, Huntingdonshire, England

Joseph G

Essom Or Essan

Son In Law

Married

24

1857

Peterborough, Northamptonshire, England

Elizabeth A

Essom Or Essan

Daughter

Married

27

1854

Ely, Cambridgeshire, England

Harry B

Essom Or Essan

Grand Son

Single

1

1880

Peterborough, Northamptonshire, England

William G

Essom Or Essan

Grand Son

Single

0

1881

Peterborough, Northamptonshire, England

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