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Household of Thomas Pilling (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 Pilling and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Pilling, born in 1817 in Trawden, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Alice Pilling, born in 1814 in Trawden, Lancashire, England. They had 1 child; Nancy, born 1841 in Trawden, Lancashire, England. They had 2 grandchildren; Annie (born 1872 in Nelson, Lancashire, England) and James (born 1877 in Nelson, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Son In Law, Richard (born 1834 in Nelson, Lancashire, England) and Thomas's Boarder, James (born 1800 in Trawden, Lancashire, England).


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Thomas Pilling's household

Male

Thomas

Pilling

Head
Female

Alice

Pilling

Wife
Male

Richard

Edmondson

Son In Law
Female

Nancy

Edmondson

Daughter
Female

Annie

Edmondson

Grand Daughter
Male

James

Edmondson

Grand Son
Male

James

Laycock

Boarder
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Pilling
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 64
Birth year 1817
Birth place Trawden, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Pilling

Head

Married

64

1817

Trawden, Lancashire, England

Alice

Pilling

Wife

Married

67

1814

Trawden, Lancashire, England

Richard

Edmondson

Son In Law

Married

47

1834

Nelson, Lancashire, England

Nancy

Edmondson

Daughter

Married

40

1841

Trawden, Lancashire, England

Annie

Edmondson

Grand Daughter

Single

9

1872

Nelson, Lancashire, England

James

Edmondson

Grand Son

Single

4

1877

Nelson, Lancashire, England

James

Laycock

Boarder

Widower

81

1800

Trawden, Lancashire, England

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