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Household of William Tilston (born 1846, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Liverpool, 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 Tilston and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Tilston, born in 1846 in Liverpool, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Catherine Tilston, born in 1847 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Ada C (born 1874 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), William H (born 1878 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Benjamin O (born 1880 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and Eliza G (born 1881 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1858 in Douglas, Isle of Man, Isle of Man) and William's Servant, Mary (born 1867 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).


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William Tilston's household

Male

William

Tilston

Head
Female

Catherine

Tilston

Wife
Female

Ada C

Tilston

Daughter
Male

William H

Tilston

Son
Male

Benjamin O

Tilston

Son
Female

Eliza G

Tilston

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Gorman

Servant
Female

Mary

Williams

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Tilston
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Tilston

Head

Married

35

1846

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Catherine

Tilston

Wife

Married

34

1847

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Ada C

Tilston

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

William H

Tilston

Son

Single

3

1878

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Benjamin O

Tilston

Son

Single

1

1880

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Eliza G

Tilston

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Gorman

Servant

Single

23

1858

Douglas, Isle of Man, Isle of Man

Mary

Williams

Servant

Single

14

1867

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

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