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Household of James Blackwell (born 1819, Hertfordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Brentford, Middlesex, 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 Blackwell and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Blackwell, born in 1819 in Watford, Hertfordshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Hannah Blackwell, born in 1822 in -. They had 5 children; Lucy (born 1859 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Sophia (born 1862 in Dublin, Dublin, Ireland), Minnie (born 1864 in Fulham, Middlesex, England), Katherine (born 1879 in Aldershot, Hampshire, England) and Robert (born 1881 in Malta).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Visitor, Lizzie Gillespie, born in 1858 in Scotland.


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James Blackwell's household

Male

James

Blackwell

Head
Female

Hannah

Blackwell

Wife
Female

Lucy

Blackwell

Daughter
Female

Sophia

Blackwell

Daughter
Female

Minnie

Blackwell

Daughter
Female

Lizzie

Gillespie

Visitor
Female

Katherine

Gillispie

Daughter
Male

Robert

Gillespie

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Blackwell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 62
Birth year 1819
Birth place Watford, Hertfordshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Blackwell

Head

Married

62

1819

Watford, Hertfordshire, England

Hannah

Blackwell

Wife

Married

59

1822

-

Lucy

Blackwell

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Sunderland, Durham, England

Sophia

Blackwell

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

Minnie

Blackwell

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Fulham, Middlesex, England

Lizzie

Gillespie

Visitor

Married

23

1858

Scotland

Katherine

Gillispie

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Aldershot, Hampshire, England

Robert

Gillespie

Son

Single

0

1881

Malta

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