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Household of Benjamin Pilling (born 1834, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bolton, Lancashire, 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.

Benjamin Pilling and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Pilling, born in 1834 in Sharples, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Jane Pilling, born in 1836 in Little Lever, Lancashire, England. They had 7 children; James (born 1863 in Little Lever, Lancashire, England), Alice (born 1864 in Little Lever, Lancashire, England), Mary (born 1865 in Little Lever, Lancashire, England), George (born 1867 in Little Lever, Lancashire, England), Richard (born 1868 in Little Lever, Lancashire, England), Herbert (born 1869 in Little Lever, Lancashire, England) and Amela (born 1871 in Little Lever, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Benjamin's Mother, Elizabeth Pilling, born in 1804 in Little Bolton, Lancashire, England.


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Benjamin Pilling's household

Male

Benjamin

Pilling

Head
Female

Jane

Pilling

Wife
Male

James

Pilling

Son
Female

Alice

Pilling

Daughter
Female

Mary

Pilling

Daughter
Male

George

Pilling

Son
Male

Richard

Pilling

Son
Male

Herbert

Pilling

Son
Female

Amela

Pilling

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Pilling

Mother
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Pilling
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Sharples, Lancashire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Pilling

Head

Married

47

1834

Sharples, Lancashire, England

Jane

Pilling

Wife

Married

45

1836

Little Lever, Lancashire, England

James

Pilling

Son

Single

18

1863

Little Lever, Lancashire, England

Alice

Pilling

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Little Lever, Lancashire, England

Mary

Pilling

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Little Lever, Lancashire, England

George

Pilling

Son

Single

14

1867

Little Lever, Lancashire, England

Richard

Pilling

Son

Single

13

1868

Little Lever, Lancashire, England

Herbert

Pilling

Son

Single

12

1869

Little Lever, Lancashire, England

Amela

Pilling

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Little Lever, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Pilling

Mother

Widow

77

1804

Little Bolton, Lancashire, England

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