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Household of Thomas Pickering (born 1816, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sunderland, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Pickering, born in 1816 in Houghton Le Spring, Durham, consisted of 5 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary Pickering, born in 1820 in Swalwell, Durham, England. They had 2 children; Joseph (born 1851 in Sunderland, Durham, England) and Thomas (born 1857 in Sunderland, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Relation, Joseph Matthews, born in 1859 in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England.


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Thomas Pickering's household

Male

Thomas

Pickering

Head
Female

Mary

Pickering

Wife
Male

Joseph

Pickering

Son
Male

Thomas

Pickering

Son
Male

Joseph

Matthews

Relation
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Pickering
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 65
Birth year 1816
Birth place Houghton Le Spring, Durham, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Pickering

Head

Married

65

1816

Houghton Le Spring, Durham, England

Mary

Pickering

Wife

Married

61

1820

Swalwell, Durham, England

Joseph

Pickering

Son

Single

30

1851

Sunderland, Durham, England

Thomas

Pickering

Son

Single

24

1857

Sunderland, Durham, England

Joseph

Matthews

Relation

Single

22

1859

Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England

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