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Household of James Pilkington (born 1828, Cumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Auckland, 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.

James Pilkington and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Pilkington, born in 1828 in Whitehaven, Cumberland, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Jane Pilkington, born in 1841 in Skipton, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; Thomas (born 1853 in Quarrington Hill, Durham, England), Margaret (born 1862 in Durham, England) and James (born 1877 in Ludworth, Durham, England). They had 1 grandchild; Dorothy E, born 1880 in Coundon, Durham, England.
During the period, also present in the household were James's Step Daughter, Dorothy Ann (born 1865 in Durham, England), James's Step Daughter, Hannah (born 1867 in Hunwick, Durham, England) and James's Step Daughter, Elizabeth (born 1869 in Woolley, Durham, England).


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James Pilkington's household

Male

James

Pilkington

Head
Female

Jane

Pilkington

Wife
Male

Thomas

Plant

Son
Female

Margaret

Conroy

Daughter
Female

Dorothy Ann

Plant

Step Daughter
Female

Hannah

Plant

Step Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Plant

Step Daughter
Male

James

Pilkington

Son
Female

Dorothy E

Conroy

Grand Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Pilkington
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Whitehaven, Cumberland, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Pilkington

Head

Married

53

1828

Whitehaven, Cumberland, England

Jane

Pilkington

Wife

Married

40

1841

Skipton, Yorkshire, England

Thomas

Plant

Son

Single

28

1853

Quarrington Hill, Durham, England

Margaret

Conroy

Daughter

Married

19

1862

Durham, England

Dorothy Ann

Plant

Step Daughter

Single

16

1865

Durham, England

Hannah

Plant

Step Daughter

Single

14

1867

Hunwick, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Plant

Step Daughter

Single

12

1869

Woolley, Durham, England

James

Pilkington

Son

Single

4

1877

Ludworth, Durham, England

Dorothy E

Conroy

Grand Daughter

Single

1

1880

Coundon, Durham, England

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