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Household of Thomas Tilston (born 1838, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chester, Cheshire, 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 Tilston and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Tilston, born in 1838 in Cheshire, consisted of 10 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Tilston, born in 1841 in Cheshire, England. They had 6 children; Sarah A (born 1866 in Cheshire, England), William H (born 1868 in Cheshire, England), Mary H (born 1871 in Cheshire, England), James (born 1875 in Cheshire, England), Joseph (born 1877 in Cheshire, England) and Lizzie (born 1879 in Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Servant, William (born 1866 in Cheshire, England) and Thomas's Servant, Frederick (born 1866 in Cheshire, England).


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Thomas Tilston's household

Male

Thomas

Tilston

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Tilston

Wife
Female

Sarah A

Tilston

Daughter
Male

William H

Tilston

Son
Female

Mary H

Tilston

Daughter
Male

James

Tilston

Son
Male

Joseph

Tilston

Son
Female

Lizzie

Tilston

Daughter
Male

William

Mercer

Servant
Male

Frederick

Bithel

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Tilston
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Cheshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Tilston

Head

Married

43

1838

Cheshire, England

Elizabeth

Tilston

Wife

Married

40

1841

Cheshire, England

Sarah A

Tilston

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Cheshire, England

William H

Tilston

Son

Single

13

1868

Cheshire, England

Mary H

Tilston

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Cheshire, England

James

Tilston

Son

Single

6

1875

Cheshire, England

Joseph

Tilston

Son

Single

4

1877

Cheshire, England

Lizzie

Tilston

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Cheshire, England

William

Mercer

Servant

Single

15

1866

Cheshire, England

Frederick

Bithel

Servant

Single

15

1866

Cheshire, England

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