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Household of William Pickering (born 1820, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Birkenhead, 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 1820 in Churton, Cheshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Sarah Pickering, born in 1829 in Grindley Brook, Shropshire, England. They had 2 children; William (born 1859 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England) and Ann (born 1854 in Hereford, Hampshire, England). They had 3 grandchildren; Sarah (born 1876 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England), James (born 1878 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England) and Annie (born 1881 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Son In Law, James Challoner, born in 1853 in Shocklach, Cheshire, England.


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William Pickering's household

Male

William

Pickering

Head
Female

Sarah

Pickering

Wife
Male

William

Pickering

Son
Male

James

Challoner

Son In Law
Female

Ann

Challoner

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Challoner

Grand Daughter
Male

James

Challoner

Grand Son
Female

Annie

Challoner

Grand Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Pickering
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 61
Birth year 1820
Birth place Churton, Cheshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Pickering

Head

Married

61

1820

Churton, Cheshire, England

Sarah

Pickering

Wife

Married

52

1829

Grindley Brook, Shropshire, England

William

Pickering

Son

Single

22

1859

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

James

Challoner

Son In Law

Married

28

1853

Shocklach, Cheshire, England

Ann

Challoner

Daughter

Married

27

1854

Hereford, Hampshire, England

Sarah

Challoner

Grand Daughter

Single

5

1876

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

James

Challoner

Grand Son

Single

3

1878

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Annie

Challoner

Grand Daughter

Single

0

1881

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

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