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Household of John Blackburn (born 1851)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Manchester, 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.

John Blackburn and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Blackburn, born in 1851 in Newton-Le-Willows, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Alice Blackburn, born in 1851 in Ardwick, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Henry (born 1873 in -), John (born 1876 in Manchester), Alfred (born 1879 in Manchester) and James (born 1881 in Manchester).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Sister In Law, Mary Elizth Metcalf, born in 1858 in Manchester.


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John Blackburn's household

Male

John

Blackburn

Head
Female

Alice

Blackburn

Wife
Male

Henry

Blackburn

Son
Male

John

Blackburn

Son
Male

Alfred

Blackburn

Son
Male

James

Blackburn

Son
Female

Mary Elizth

Metcalf

Sister In Law
First name(s) John
Last name Blackburn
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Newton-Le-Willows

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Blackburn

Head

Married

30

1851

Newton-Le-Willows

Alice

Blackburn

Wife

Married

30

1851

Ardwick, Lancashire, England

Henry

Blackburn

Son

Single

8

1873

-

John

Blackburn

Son

Single

5

1876

Manchester

Alfred

Blackburn

Son

Single

2

1879

Manchester

James

Blackburn

Son

Single

0

1881

Manchester

Mary Elizth

Metcalf

Sister In Law

Single

23

1858

Manchester

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