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Household of William Pickering (born 1839, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackburn, 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.

William Pickering and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Pickering, born in 1839 in Blackburn, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Jane Pickering, born in 1843 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Sarah Elizabeth (born 1864 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), Thomas Ed (born 1866 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), Alfred (born 1876 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England) and Samuel (born 1881 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Father In Law, Ralph Houlker, born in 1816 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England.


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William Pickering's household

Male

William

Pickering

Head
Female

Mary Jane

Pickering

Wife
Female

Sarah Elizabeth

Pickering

Daughter
Male

Thomas Ed

Pickering

Son
Male

Alfred

Pickering

Son
Male

Samuel

Pickering

Son
Male

Ralph

Houlker

Father In Law
First name(s) William
Last name Pickering
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Pickering

Head

Married

42

1839

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Mary Jane

Pickering

Wife

Married

38

1843

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Sarah Elizabeth

Pickering

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Thomas Ed

Pickering

Son

Single

15

1866

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Alfred

Pickering

Son

Single

5

1876

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Samuel

Pickering

Son

Single

0

1881

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Ralph

Houlker

Father In Law

Widower

65

1816

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

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