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Household of Peter Pilkington (born 1827, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prestwich, 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.

Peter Pilkington and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Pilkington, born in 1827 in Chorley, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Betty Pilkington, born in 1826 in Gorton, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; John E (born 1853 in Rhodes, Lancashire, England), Ellen J (born 1857 in Rhodes, Lancashire, England) and Arthur E (born 1859 in Rhodes, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Peter's Boarder, John Phillips, born in 1860 in Newtown, Montgomeryshire, Wales.


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Peter Pilkington's household

Male

Peter

Pilkington

Head
Female

Betty

Pilkington

Wife
Male

John E

Pilkington

Son
Female

Ellen J

Pilkington

Daughter
Male

Arthur E

Pilkington

Son
Male

John

Phillips

Boarder
First name(s) Peter
Last name Pilkington
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Chorley, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter

Pilkington

Head

Married

54

1827

Chorley, Lancashire, England

Betty

Pilkington

Wife

Married

55

1826

Gorton, Lancashire, England

John E

Pilkington

Son

Single

28

1853

Rhodes, Lancashire, England

Ellen J

Pilkington

Daughter

Single

24

1857

Rhodes, Lancashire, England

Arthur E

Pilkington

Son

Single

22

1859

Rhodes, Lancashire, England

John

Phillips

Boarder

Single

21

1860

Newtown, Montgomeryshire, Wales

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