Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of John Pilling (born 1834, Lancashire)

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

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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.

John Pilling and 8 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of John Pilling, born in 1834 in Bury, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Betsy Pilling, born in 1828 in Bolton, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; William (born 1858 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), Ann (born 1860 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), John (born 1862 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), Samuel (born 1864 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), Fred (born 1866 in Bolton, Lancashire, England) and Thomas H (born 1869 in Bolton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Sister In Law, Mary Pearce, born in 1845 in Bolton, Lancashire, England.


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

John Pilling's household

Male

John

Pilling

Head
Female

Betsy

Pilling

Wife
Male

William

Pilling

Son
Female

Ann

Pilling

Daughter
Male

John

Pilling

Son
Male

Samuel

Pilling

Son
Male

Fred

Pilling

Son
Male

Thomas H

Pilling

Son
Female

Mary

Pearce

Sister In Law
First name(s) John
Last name Pilling
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Bury, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Pilling

Head

Married

47

1834

Bury, Lancashire, England

Betsy

Pilling

Wife

Married

53

1828

Bolton, Lancashire, England

William

Pilling

Son

Single

23

1858

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Ann

Pilling

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Bolton, Lancashire, England

John

Pilling

Son

Single

19

1862

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Samuel

Pilling

Son

Single

17

1864

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Fred

Pilling

Son

Single

15

1866

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Thomas H

Pilling

Son

Single

12

1869

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Mary

Pearce

Sister In Law

Single

36

1845

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of John Pilling in Bolton in 1881, and follow the Pilling family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for John Pilling

We’ve found John Pilling in 108 family trees. Find out more about John Pilling's household and view the Pilling family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census