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Household of James Pilling (born 1838, 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.

James Pilling and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Pilling, born in 1838 in Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Pilling, born in 1839 in Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Mary Ann (born 1871 in Sharples, Lancashire, England), William (born 1873 in Sharples, Lancashire, England) and Herbert (born 1877 in Sharples, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Mother In Law, Ann (born 1817 in Bolton, England) and James's Boarder, William (born 1858 in Sharples, Lancashire, England).


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James Pilling's household

Male

James

Pilling

Head
Female

Mary

Pilling

Wife
Female

Mary Ann

Pilling

Daughter
Male

William

Pilling

Son
Male

Herbert

Pilling

Son
Female

Ann

Eccles

Mother In Law
Male

William

Bolton

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Pilling
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Pilling

Head

Married

43

1838

Lancashire, England

Mary

Pilling

Wife

Married

42

1839

Lancashire, England

Mary Ann

Pilling

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Sharples, Lancashire, England

William

Pilling

Son

Single

8

1873

Sharples, Lancashire, England

Herbert

Pilling

Son

Single

4

1877

Sharples, Lancashire, England

Ann

Eccles

Mother In Law

Widow

64

1817

Bolton, England

William

Bolton

Boarder

Single

23

1858

Sharples, Lancashire, England

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