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Household of Geoffrey Blackburn (born 1831, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Burnley, 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.

Geoffrey Blackburn and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Geoffrey Blackburn, born in 1831 in Trawden, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. Geoffrey was the head of the household, married to Betty Blackburn, born in 1833 in Trawden, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; William (born 1857 in Trawden, Lancashire, England), Robert (born 1863 in Nelson, Lancashire, England), Vince (born 1865 in Nelson, Lancashire, England), Mary J (born 1867 in Nelson, Lancashire, England) and Geoffrey (born 1875 in Nelson, Lancashire, England). They had 1 grandchild; William H, born 1881 in Brierfield, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Geoffrey's Son & Boarder, James (born 1859 in Nelson, Lancashire, England) and Geoffrey's Daughter In Law, Mary (born 1857 in Ingleton, Yorkshire, England).


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Geoffrey Blackburn's household

Male

Geoffrey

Blackburn

Head
Female

Betty

Blackburn

Wife
Male

William

Blackburn

Son
Male

James

Blackburn

Son & Boarder
Male

Robert

Blackburn

Son
Male

Vince

Blackburn

Son
Female

Mary J

Blackburn

Daughter
Male

Geoffrey

Blackburn

Son
Female

Mary

Blackburn

Daughter In Law
Male

William H

Blackburn

Grand Son
First name(s) Geoffrey
Last name Blackburn
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Trawden, Lancashire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Geoffrey

Blackburn

Head

Married

50

1831

Trawden, Lancashire, England

Betty

Blackburn

Wife

Married

48

1833

Trawden, Lancashire, England

William

Blackburn

Son

Single

24

1857

Trawden, Lancashire, England

James

Blackburn

Son & Boarder

Married

22

1859

Nelson, Lancashire, England

Robert

Blackburn

Son

Single

18

1863

Nelson, Lancashire, England

Vince

Blackburn

Son

Single

16

1865

Nelson, Lancashire, England

Mary J

Blackburn

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Nelson, Lancashire, England

Geoffrey

Blackburn

Son

Single

6

1875

Nelson, Lancashire, England

Mary

Blackburn

Daughter In Law

Married

24

1857

Ingleton, Yorkshire, England

William H

Blackburn

Grand Son

Single

0

1881

Brierfield, Lancashire, England

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