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Household of William Pickering (born 1815, 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.

William Pickering and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Pickering, born in 1815 in Whitby, Cheshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, widower. He had 2 children; William (born 1841 in Sutton, Cheshire, England) and Louisa (born 1857 in Poulton, Cheshire, England). He had 1 grandchild; George, born 1874 in Picton, Cheshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were William's Visitor, Caroline (born 1837 in Foxt, Staffordshire, England), William's Servant, Margaret (born 1863 in Denbigh, Denbighshire, Wales), William's Servant, William (born 1860 in Poulton, Cheshire, England) and William's Servant, Thomas (born 1862 in Saighton, Cheshire, England).


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William Pickering's household

Male

William

Pickering

Head
Male

William

Pickering

Son
Female

Louisa

Pickering

Daughter
Male

George

Denson

Grand Son
Female

Caroline

Bird

Visitor
Female

Margaret

Roberts

Servant
Male

William

Johnson

Servant
Male

Thomas

Jones

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Pickering
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 66
Birth year 1815
Birth place Whitby, Cheshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Pickering

Head

Widower

66

1815

Whitby, Cheshire, England

William

Pickering

Son

Widower

40

1841

Sutton, Cheshire, England

Louisa

Pickering

Daughter

Single

24

1857

Poulton, Cheshire, England

George

Denson

Grand Son

Single

7

1874

Picton, Cheshire, England

Caroline

Bird

Visitor

Married

44

1837

Foxt, Staffordshire, England

Margaret

Roberts

Servant

Single

18

1863

Denbigh, Denbighshire, Wales

William

Johnson

Servant

Single

21

1860

Poulton, Cheshire, England

Thomas

Jones

Servant

Single

19

1862

Saighton, Cheshire, England

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