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Household of Thomas Pickering (born 1840, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Auckland, Durham, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Pickering, born in 1840 in Shildon, Durham, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Barbara Pickering, born in 1839 in Shildon, Durham, England. They had 4 children; Mary Jane (born 1865 in Crook, Durham, England), William B (born 1868 in Crook, Durham, England), Arthur (born 1871 in Crook, Durham, England) and Helena (born 1874 in Crook, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Servant, Jane Thornton, born in 1864 in Durham, England.


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Thomas Pickering's household

Male

Thomas

Pickering

Head
Female

Barbara

Pickering

Wife
Female

Mary Jane

Pickering

Daughter
Male

William B

Pickering

Son
Male

Arthur

Pickering

Son
Female

Helena

Pickering

Daughter
Female

Jane

Thornton

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Pickering
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Shildon, Durham, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Pickering

Head

Married

41

1840

Shildon, Durham, England

Barbara

Pickering

Wife

Married

42

1839

Shildon, Durham, England

Mary Jane

Pickering

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Crook, Durham, England

William B

Pickering

Son

Single

13

1868

Crook, Durham, England

Arthur

Pickering

Son

Single

10

1871

Crook, Durham, England

Helena

Pickering

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Crook, Durham, England

Jane

Thornton

Servant

Single

17

1864

Durham, England

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