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Household of Alexander Blackett (born 1840, Northumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wakefield, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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.

Alexander Blackett and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Blackett, born in 1840 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, consisted of 9 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Martha Blackett, born in 1842 in Burslem, Staffordshire, England. They had 7 children; Alexander (born 1864 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England), Thomas (born 1866 in Castleford, Yorkshire, England), Rachel (born 1868 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England), John (born 1871 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England), Martha (born 1875 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England), Isabella (born 1877 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England) and George (born 1879 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England).


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Alexander Blackett's household

Male

Alexander

Blackett

Head
Female

Martha

Blackett

Wife
Male

Alexander

Blackett

Son
Male

Thomas

Blackett

Son
Female

Rachel

Blackett

Daughter
Male

John

Blackett

Son
Female

Martha

Blackett

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Blackett

Daughter
Male

George

Blackett

Son
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Blackett
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Blackett

Head

Married

41

1840

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Martha

Blackett

Wife

Married

39

1842

Burslem, Staffordshire, England

Alexander

Blackett

Son

Single

17

1864

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Thomas

Blackett

Son

Single

15

1866

Castleford, Yorkshire, England

Rachel

Blackett

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

John

Blackett

Son

Single

10

1871

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Martha

Blackett

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Isabella

Blackett

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

George

Blackett

Son

Single

2

1879

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

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