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Household of Alexander Blake (born 1841, Northumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gateshead, Durham, 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 Blake and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Blake, born in 1841 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, consisted of 7 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Sarah Blake, born in 1843 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England. They had 4 children; Joseph (born 1865 in Gateshead, Durham, England), Alexander (born 1868 in Gateshead, Durham, England), James (born 1870 in Gateshead, Durham, England) and Anne (born 1867 in Gateshead, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Boarder, James Bell, born in 1851 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England.


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Alexander Blake's household

Male

Alexander

Blake

Head
Female

Sarah

Blake

Wife
Male

Joseph

Blake

Son
Male

Alexander

Blake

Son
Male

James

Blake

Son
Female

Anne

Blake

Daughter
Male

James

Bell

Boarder
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Blake
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Blake

Head

Married

40

1841

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Sarah

Blake

Wife

Married

38

1843

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Joseph

Blake

Son

Single

16

1865

Gateshead, Durham, England

Alexander

Blake

Son

Single

13

1868

Gateshead, Durham, England

James

Blake

Son

Single

11

1870

Gateshead, Durham, England

Anne

Blake

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Gateshead, Durham, England

James

Bell

Boarder

Single

30

1851

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

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