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Household of Thomas Pilkington (born 1842, 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 Pilkington and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Pilkington, born in 1842 in Huncoat, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Ellen Pilkington, born in 1841 in Clayton Le Moors, Lancashire, England. They had 8 children; Ann (born 1865 in Clayton Le Moors, Lancashire, England), Margaret (born 1866 in Huncoat, Lancashire, England), Joseph (born 1868 in Huncoat, Lancashire, England), Mary (born 1871 in Altham, Lancashire, England), Harriet J (born 1873 in Altham, Lancashire, England), James (born 1875 in Huncoat, Lancashire, England), John (born 1878 in Huncoat, Lancashire, England) and Ellen (born 1881 in Huncoat, Lancashire, England).


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Thomas Pilkington's household

Male

Thomas

Pilkington

Head
Female

Ellen

Pilkington

Wife
Female

Ann

Pilkington

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Pilkington

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Pilkington

Son
Female

Mary

Pilkington

Daughter
Female

Harriet J

Pilkington

Daughter
Male

James

Pilkington

Son
Male

John

Pilkington

Son
Female

Ellen

Pilkington

Daughter
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Pilkington
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Huncoat, Lancashire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Pilkington

Head

Married

39

1842

Huncoat, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Pilkington

Wife

Married

40

1841

Clayton Le Moors, Lancashire, England

Ann

Pilkington

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Clayton Le Moors, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Pilkington

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Huncoat, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Pilkington

Son

Single

13

1868

Huncoat, Lancashire, England

Mary

Pilkington

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Altham, Lancashire, England

Harriet J

Pilkington

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Altham, Lancashire, England

James

Pilkington

Son

Single

6

1875

Huncoat, Lancashire, England

John

Pilkington

Son

Single

3

1878

Huncoat, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Pilkington

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Huncoat, Lancashire, England

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