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Household of James Blake (born 1847, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrews, Midlothian, Scotland

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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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Blake, born in 1847 in Aberdeen, Fife, consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, married to Maryann Blake, born in 1844 in -. They had 3 children; Susan (born 1869 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Charles W (born 1872 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and David B (born 1877 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Boarder, Adam Sinclair, born in 1842 in Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland.


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James Blake's household

Male

James

Blake

Head
Female

Maryann

Blake

Wife
Female

Susan

Blake

Daughter
Male

Charles W

Blake

Son
Male

David B

Blake

Son
Male

Adam

Sinclair

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Blake
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Aberdeen, Fife, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Blake

Head

Married

34

1847

Aberdeen, Fife, Scotland

Maryann

Blake

Wife

Married

37

1844

-

Susan

Blake

Daughter

-

12

1869

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Charles W

Blake

Son

-

9

1872

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

David B

Blake

Son

-

4

1877

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Adam

Sinclair

Boarder

Unmarried

39

1842

Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland

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