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Household of James Wilding (born 1844, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackburn, 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 Wilding and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Wilding, born in 1844 in Preston, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Matilda Wilding, born in 1840 in Enfield, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Margaret A (born 1863 in Accrington, Lancashire, England), Harriet A (born 1840 in Preston, Lancashire, England), James W (born 1869 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Alfred (born 1872 in Darwen, Lancashire, England) and James (born 1877 in Darwen, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Boarder, Ann J (born 1860 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England) and James's Lodger, Thomas (born 1862 in Darwen, Lancashire, England).


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James Wilding's household

Male

James

Wilding

Head
Female

Matilda

Wilding

Wife
Female

Margaret A

Wilding

Daughter
Female

Harriet A

Wilding

Daughter
Male

James W

Wilding

Son
Male

Alfred

Wilding

Son
Male

James

Wilding

Son
Female

Ann J

Kay

Boarder
Male

Thomas

Eccles

Lodger
First name(s) James
Last name Wilding
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Preston, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Wilding

Head

Married

37

1844

Preston, Lancashire, England

Matilda

Wilding

Wife

Married

41

1840

Enfield, Lancashire, England

Margaret A

Wilding

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Accrington, Lancashire, England

Harriet A

Wilding

Daughter

Single

41

1840

Preston, Lancashire, England

James W

Wilding

Son

Single

12

1869

Preston, Lancashire, England

Alfred

Wilding

Son

Single

9

1872

Darwen, Lancashire, England

James

Wilding

Son

Single

4

1877

Darwen, Lancashire, England

Ann J

Kay

Boarder

Married

21

1860

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Eccles

Lodger

Married

19

1862

Darwen, Lancashire, England

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