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Household of Thomas Pickering (born 1817, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Burnley, 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.

Thomas Pickering and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Pickering, born in 1817 in Marsden, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary A Pickering, born in 1837 in St Ives, Cornwall, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Stepson, Philip (born 1861 in St Ives, Cornwall, England), Thomas's Stepson, William (born 1863 in St Ives, Cornwall, England), Thomas's Stepson, Thomas (born 1866 in St Ives, Cornwall, England) and Thomas's Stepson, Edward (born 1873 in St Ives, Cornwall, England).


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Thomas Pickering's household

Male

Thomas

Pickering

Head
Female

Mary A

Pickering

Wife
Male

Philip

Shears

Stepson
Male

William

Shears

Stepson
Male

Thomas

Shears

Stepson
Male

Edward

Shears

Stepson
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Pickering
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 64
Birth year 1817
Birth place Marsden, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Pickering

Head

Married

64

1817

Marsden, Lancashire, England

Mary A

Pickering

Wife

Married

44

1837

St Ives, Cornwall, England

Philip

Shears

Stepson

Single

20

1861

St Ives, Cornwall, England

William

Shears

Stepson

Single

18

1863

St Ives, Cornwall, England

Thomas

Shears

Stepson

Single

15

1866

St Ives, Cornwall, England

Edward

Shears

Stepson

Single

8

1873

St Ives, Cornwall, England

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