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Household of Thomas Tilston (born 1842, Cheshire)

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 Tilston and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Tilston, born in 1842 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, consisted of 12 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Frances Tilston, born in 1839 in South Shields, Durham, England. They had 6 children; Frances Mary (born 1870 in Middleton in Teesdale, Durham, England), Florence (born 1872 in Middleton in Teesdale, Durham, England), Maude M (born 1873 in Middleton in Teesdale, Durham, England), Blanche H (born 1875 in Middleton in Teesdale, Durham, England), Algernon C (born 1877 in Sunderland, Durham, England) and Horace (born 1879 in Sunderland, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Brother, Henry E (born 1864 in -), Thomas's Servant, Mary (born 1864 in Durham, England), Thomas's Servant, Alice B (born 1861 in Seaham Harbour, Durham, England) and Thomas's Servant, Agnes (born 1864 in Sunderland, Durham, England).


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Thomas Tilston's household

Male

Thomas

Tilston

Head
Female

Frances

Tilston

Wife
Female

Frances Mary

Tilston

Daughter
Female

Florence

Tilston

Daughter
Female

Maude M

Tilston

Daughter
Female

Blanche H

Tilston

Daughter
Male

Algernon C

Tilston

Son
Male

Horace

Tilston

Son
Male

Henry E

Tilston

Brother
Female

Mary

Walton

Servant
Female

Alice B

Painter

Servant
Female

Agnes

Bell

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Tilston
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Tilston

Head

Married

39

1842

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Frances

Tilston

Wife

Married

42

1839

South Shields, Durham, England

Frances Mary

Tilston

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Middleton in Teesdale, Durham, England

Florence

Tilston

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Middleton in Teesdale, Durham, England

Maude M

Tilston

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Middleton in Teesdale, Durham, England

Blanche H

Tilston

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Middleton in Teesdale, Durham, England

Algernon C

Tilston

Son

Single

4

1877

Sunderland, Durham, England

Horace

Tilston

Son

Single

2

1879

Sunderland, Durham, England

Henry E

Tilston

Brother

Single

17

1864

-

Mary

Walton

Servant

Single

17

1864

Durham, England

Alice B

Painter

Servant

Single

20

1861

Seaham Harbour, Durham, England

Agnes

Bell

Servant

Single

17

1864

Sunderland, Durham, England

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