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Household of John Pilling (born 1827, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Rochdale, 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.

John Pilling and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Pilling, born in 1827 in Rochdale, Lancashire, consisted of 12 members. John was the head of the household, married to Eliza Pilling, born in 1837 in Littleborough, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; John Taylor (born 1863 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England), Alice (born 1866 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England), James (born 1871 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England), Helen (born 1874 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England) and Lilian (born 1876 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Ellen (born 1847 in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England), John's Servant, Margaret (born 1856 in Wrexham, Denbighshire, Wales), John's Servant, Hannah (born 1859 in Hereford, Herefordshire, England), John's Servant, Sarah Jane (born 1862 in Cheshire, England) and John's Servant, Margaret (born 1863 in Ellesmere, Shropshire, England).


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John Pilling's household

Male

John

Pilling

Head
Female

Eliza

Pilling

Wife
Male

John Taylor

Pilling

Son
Female

Alice

Pilling

Daughter
Male

James

Pilling

Son
Female

Helen

Pilling

Daughter
Female

Lilian

Pilling

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Edwards

Servant
Female

Margaret

Jones

Servant
Female

Hannah

Perkins

Servant
Female

Sarah Jane

Officer

Servant
Female

Margaret

Powell

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Pilling
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Pilling

Head

Married

54

1827

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Eliza

Pilling

Wife

Married

44

1837

Littleborough, Lancashire, England

John Taylor

Pilling

Son

Single

18

1863

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Alice

Pilling

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

James

Pilling

Son

Single

10

1871

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Helen

Pilling

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Lilian

Pilling

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Edwards

Servant

Single

34

1847

Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England

Margaret

Jones

Servant

Single

25

1856

Wrexham, Denbighshire, Wales

Hannah

Perkins

Servant

Single

22

1859

Hereford, Herefordshire, England

Sarah Jane

Officer

Servant

Single

19

1862

Cheshire, England

Margaret

Powell

Servant

Single

18

1863

Ellesmere, Shropshire, England

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