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Household of Jacob Bilsborough (born 1833, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Preston, 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.

Jacob Bilsborough and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Jacob Bilsborough, born in 1833 in Thornley, Lancashire, consisted of 11 members. Jacob was the head of the household, married to Ellen Bilsborough, born in 1832 in Lancashire, England. They had 8 children; Alice (born 1859 in Alston, Lancashire, England), Ellen (born 1860 in Alston, Lancashire, England), Margaret (born 1863 in Grimsargh, Lancashire, England), James (born 1865 in Grimsargh, Lancashire, England), Ann (born 1868 in Grimsargh, Lancashire, England), William (born 1870 in Grimsargh, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1872 in Fulwood, Lancashire, England) and Cecily (born 1874 in Fulwood, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Jacob's Mother, Alice Miller, born in 1793 in Bartley, Lancashire, England.


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Jacob Bilsborough's household

Male

Jacob

Bilsborough

Head
Female

Ellen

Bilsborough

Wife
Female

Alice

Bilsborough

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Bilsborough

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Bilsborough

Daughter
Male

James

Bilsborough

Son
Female

Ann

Bilsborough

Daughter
Male

William

Bilsborough

Son
Male

Thomas

Bilsborough

Son
Female

Cecily

Bilsborough

Daughter
Female

Alice

Miller

Mother
First name(s) Jacob
Last name Bilsborough
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Thornley, Lancashire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Jacob

Bilsborough

Head

Married

48

1833

Thornley, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Bilsborough

Wife

Married

49

1832

Lancashire, England

Alice

Bilsborough

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Alston, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Bilsborough

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Alston, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Bilsborough

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Grimsargh, Lancashire, England

James

Bilsborough

Son

Single

16

1865

Grimsargh, Lancashire, England

Ann

Bilsborough

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Grimsargh, Lancashire, England

William

Bilsborough

Son

Single

11

1870

Grimsargh, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Bilsborough

Son

Single

9

1872

Fulwood, Lancashire, England

Cecily

Bilsborough

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Fulwood, Lancashire, England

Alice

Miller

Mother

Widow

88

1793

Bartley, Lancashire, England

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