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Household of Joshua Pilkington (born 1819, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wigan, 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.

Joshua Pilkington and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joshua Pilkington, born in 1819 in Standish, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Joshua was the head of the household, widower. He had 3 children; Elizabeth (born 1856 in Standish, Lancashire, England), Ellen (born 1864 in Standish, Lancashire, England) and Henry (born 1858 in Standish, Lancashire, England). He had 2 grandchildren; Mary J (born 1879 in Standish, Lancashire, England) and Ernest (born 1881 in Standish, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joshua's Daughter In Law, Ann Pilkington, born in 1855 in Standish, Lancashire, England.


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Joshua Pilkington's household

Male

Joshua

Pilkington

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Pilkington

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Pilkington

Daughter
Male

Henry

Pilkington

Son
Female

Ann

Pilkington

Daughter In Law
Female

Mary J

Pilkington

Grand Daughter
Male

Ernest

Pilkington

Grand Son
First name(s) Joshua
Last name Pilkington
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 62
Birth year 1819
Birth place Standish, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joshua

Pilkington

Head

Widower

62

1819

Standish, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Pilkington

Daughter

Single

25

1856

Standish, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Pilkington

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Standish, Lancashire, England

Henry

Pilkington

Son

Married

23

1858

Standish, Lancashire, England

Ann

Pilkington

Daughter In Law

Married

26

1855

Standish, Lancashire, England

Mary J

Pilkington

Grand Daughter

Single

2

1879

Standish, Lancashire, England

Ernest

Pilkington

Grand Son

Single

0

1881

Standish, Lancashire, England

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