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Household of James Blackburn (born 1854, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prestwich, 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.

James Blackburn and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Blackburn, born in 1854 in Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Blackburn, born in 1852 in Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Christopher (born 1877 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Clara (born 1878 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Alfred J (born 1881 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Mard, Elizabeth (born 1852 in Lancashire, England) and James's Servant, Eliza (born 1864 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).


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James Blackburn's household

Male

James

Blackburn

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Blackburn

Mard
Male

Christopher

Blackburn

Son
Female

Clara

Blackburn

Daughter
Male

Alfred J

Blackburn

Son
Female

Eliza

Rickerdson

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Blackburn
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Blackburn

Head

Married

27

1854

Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Blackburn

Mard

Married

29

1852

Lancashire, England

Christopher

Blackburn

Son

Single

4

1877

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Clara

Blackburn

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Alfred J

Blackburn

Son

Single

0

1881

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Eliza

Rickerdson

Servant

Single

17

1864

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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