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Household of Elhanan Blake (born 1845, Surrey)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lewisham, London,Kent, 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.

Elhanan Blake and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Elhanan Blake, born in 1845 in Rotherhithe, Surrey, consisted of 8 members. Elhanan was the head of the household, married to Mary H Blake, born in 1850 in Rotherhithe, Surrey, England. They had 4 children; Arthur W (born 1873 in Woodford, Essex, England), Percy S (born 1875 in Lewisham, Kent, England), Ethel M (born 1878 in Lewisham, Kent, England) and Ernest G (born 1880 in Lewisham, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Elhanan's Servant, Sophia J (born 1863 in Epping, Essex, England) and Elhanan's Servant, Eleanor (born 1864 in Walworth, Surrey, England).


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Elhanan Blake's household

Male

Elhanan

Blake

Head
Female

Mary H

Blake

Wife
Male

Arthur W

Blake

Son
Male

Percy S

Blake

Son
Female

Ethel M

Blake

Daughter
Male

Ernest G

Blake

Son
Female

Sophia J

Saunders

Servant
Female

Eleanor

Shute

Servant
First name(s) Elhanan
Last name Blake
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Rotherhithe, Surrey, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Elhanan

Blake

Head

Married

36

1845

Rotherhithe, Surrey, England

Mary H

Blake

Wife

Married

31

1850

Rotherhithe, Surrey, England

Arthur W

Blake

Son

Single

8

1873

Woodford, Essex, England

Percy S

Blake

Son

Single

6

1875

Lewisham, Kent, England

Ethel M

Blake

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Lewisham, Kent, England

Ernest G

Blake

Son

Single

1

1880

Lewisham, Kent, England

Sophia J

Saunders

Servant

Single

18

1863

Epping, Essex, England

Eleanor

Shute

Servant

Single

17

1864

Walworth, Surrey, England

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