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Household of James Blake (born 1839, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hackney, London,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 Blake and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Blake, born in 1839 in Totnes, Devon, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Margaret W Blake, born in 1841 in Totnes, Devon, England. They had 3 children; Florence L (born 1871 in Truro, Cornwall, England), William J (born 1873 in Truro, Cornwall, England) and Beatrice E (born 1876 in Dorset, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1863 in Buntingford, Hertfordshire, England), James's Lodger, Frank (born 1861 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England) and James's Visitor, ? (born 1841 in -).


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James Blake's household

Male

James

Blake

Head
Female

Margaret W

Blake

Wife
Female

Florence L

Blake

Daughter
Male

William J

Blake

Son
Female

Beatrice E

Blake

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Higgins

Servant
Male

Frank

Halliday

Lodger
Male

?

Nk)

Visitor
First name(s) James
Last name Blake
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Totnes, Devon, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Blake

Head

Married

42

1839

Totnes, Devon, England

Margaret W

Blake

Wife

Married

40

1841

Totnes, Devon, England

Florence L

Blake

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Truro, Cornwall, England

William J

Blake

Son

Single

8

1873

Truro, Cornwall, England

Beatrice E

Blake

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Dorset, England

Elizabeth

Higgins

Servant

Single

18

1863

Buntingford, Hertfordshire, England

Frank

Halliday

Lodger

Single

20

1861

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England

?

Nk)

Visitor

-

40

1841

-

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