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Household of Joel Blades (born 1828, Lincolnshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Elham, Kent, 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.

Joel Blades and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joel Blades, born in 1828 in Spalding, Lincolnshire, consisted of 11 members. Joel was the head of the household, married to Sarah A Blades, born in 1836 in Woolwich, Kent, England. They had 8 children; Mary J (born 1859 in St Martins, Guernsey, Channel Islands), Walter W (born 1863 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Herbert L (born 1868 in St Peter Port, Guernsey, Channel Islands), Maud H M (born 1870 in St Peter Port, Guernsey, Channel Islands), Gertrude W (born 1871 in St Peter Port, Guernsey, Channel Islands), Charles M (born 1873 in St Peter Port, Guernsey, Channel Islands), Ernest S (born 1875 in St Peter Port, Guernsey, Channel Islands) and Constance M (born 1878 in Folkestone, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joel's Servant, Emma Godfrey, born in 1864 in Kent, England.


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Joel Blades's household

Male

Joel

Blades

Head
Female

Sarah A

Blades

Wife
Female

Mary J

Blades

Daughter
Male

Walter W

Blades

Son
Male

Herbert L

Blades

Son
Female

Maud H M

Blades

Daughter
Female

Gertrude W

Blades

Daughter
Male

Charles M

Blades

Son
Male

Ernest S

Blades

Son
Female

Constance M

Blades

Daughter
Female

Emma

Godfrey

Servant
First name(s) Joel
Last name Blades
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Spalding, Lincolnshire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joel

Blades

Head

Married

53

1828

Spalding, Lincolnshire, England

Sarah A

Blades

Wife

Married

45

1836

Woolwich, Kent, England

Mary J

Blades

Daughter

Single

22

1859

St Martins, Guernsey, Channel Islands

Walter W

Blades

Son

Single

18

1863

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Herbert L

Blades

Son

Single

13

1868

St Peter Port, Guernsey, Channel Islands

Maud H M

Blades

Daughter

Single

11

1870

St Peter Port, Guernsey, Channel Islands

Gertrude W

Blades

Daughter

Single

10

1871

St Peter Port, Guernsey, Channel Islands

Charles M

Blades

Son

Single

8

1873

St Peter Port, Guernsey, Channel Islands

Ernest S

Blades

Son

Single

6

1875

St Peter Port, Guernsey, Channel Islands

Constance M

Blades

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Folkestone, Kent, England

Emma

Godfrey

Servant

Single

17

1864

Kent, England

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