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Household of Priscilla Wilding (born 1806, 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.

Priscilla Wilding and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Priscilla Wilding, born in 1806 in Shevington, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. Priscilla was the head of the household, widow. She had 2 children; John (born 1848 in Withnell, Lancashire, England) and Eliza Jane (born 1846 in Withnell, Lancashire, England). She had 4 grandchildren; Priscilla (born 1876 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), Martha Eliza (born 1878 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), Jessie Esther (born 1860 in Kirkdale, Lancashire, England) and Jonathan (born 1871 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Priscilla's Son In Law, James Whalley (born 1847 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), Priscilla's Grand Son In Law, William (born 1859 in Brindle, Lancashire, England) and Priscilla's Grt Grand Son, Joseph (born 1881 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England).


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Priscilla Wilding's household

Female

Priscilla

Wilding

Head
Male

John

Wilding

Son
Male

James Whalley

Higham

Son In Law
Female

Eliza Jane

Higham

Daughter
Female

Priscilla

Higham

Grand Daughter
Female

Martha Eliza

Higham

Grand Daughter
Male

William

Cotton

Grand Son In Law
Female

Jessie Esther

Cotton

Grand Daughter
Male

Joseph

Cotton

Grt Grand Son
Male

Jonathan

Perring

Grand Son
First name(s) Priscilla
Last name Wilding
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 75
Birth year 1806
Birth place Shevington, Lancashire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Priscilla

Wilding

Head

Widow

75

1806

Shevington, Lancashire, England

John

Wilding

Son

Single

33

1848

Withnell, Lancashire, England

James Whalley

Higham

Son In Law

Married

34

1847

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Eliza Jane

Higham

Daughter

Married

35

1846

Withnell, Lancashire, England

Priscilla

Higham

Grand Daughter

Single

5

1876

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Martha Eliza

Higham

Grand Daughter

Single

3

1878

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

William

Cotton

Grand Son In Law

Married

22

1859

Brindle, Lancashire, England

Jessie Esther

Cotton

Grand Daughter

Married

21

1860

Kirkdale, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Cotton

Grt Grand Son

Single

0

1881

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Jonathan

Perring

Grand Son

Single

10

1871

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

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