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 Richard Bilsborough (born 1835, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Preston, 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.

Richard Bilsborough and 7 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Bilsborough, born in 1835 in Thornley, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Ann Bilsborough, born in 1833 in Newsham, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Ellen (born 1860 in Lancashire, England), Elizabeth (born 1863 in Chipping, Lancashire, England), Mary (born 1865 in Longridge, Lancashire, England), Richard (born 1869 in Longridge, Lancashire, England) and Anthony (born 1875 in Longridge, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Richard's Boarder, Jane Howley, born in 1861 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England.


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

Richard Bilsborough's household

Male

Richard

Bilsborough

Head
Female

Ann

Bilsborough

Wife
Female

Ellen

Bilsborough

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Bilsborough

Daughter
Female

Mary

Bilsborough

Daughter
Male

Richard

Bilsborough

Son
Male

Anthony

Bilsborough

Son
Female

Jane

Howley

Boarder
First name(s) Richard
Last name Bilsborough
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Thornley, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Bilsborough

Head

Married

46

1835

Thornley, Lancashire, England

Ann

Bilsborough

Wife

Married

48

1833

Newsham, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Bilsborough

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Bilsborough

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Chipping, Lancashire, England

Mary

Bilsborough

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Longridge, Lancashire, England

Richard

Bilsborough

Son

Single

12

1869

Longridge, Lancashire, England

Anthony

Bilsborough

Son

Single

6

1875

Longridge, Lancashire, England

Jane

Howley

Boarder

Single

20

1861

Blackburn, 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 Richard Bilsborough in Preston in 1881, and follow the Bilsborough family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for Richard Bilsborough

We’ve found Richard Bilsborough in 6 family trees. Find out more about Richard Bilsborough's household and view the Bilsborough family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census