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Household of John Blackburn (born 1841, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackburn, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Blackburn, born in 1841 in Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Isabel Blackburn, born in 1840 in Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; Mary Alice (born 1870 in Lancashire, England), Peter (born 1873 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), John Rob (born 1875 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), James (born 1877 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), Joseph (born 1881 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England) and Margaret Ellen (born 1869 in Farrington, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Brother, James Blackburn, born in 1836 in Lancashire, England.


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John Blackburn's household

Male

John

Blackburn

Head
Female

Isabel

Blackburn

Wife
Female

Mary Alice

Blackburn

Daughter
Male

Peter

Blackburn

Son
Male

John Rob

Blackburn

Son
Male

James

Blackburn

Son
Male

Joseph

Blackburn

Son
Female

Margaret Ellen

Blackburn

Daughter
Male

James

Blackburn

Brother
First name(s) John
Last name Blackburn
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Blackburn

Head

Married

40

1841

Lancashire, England

Isabel

Blackburn

Wife

Married

41

1840

Lancashire, England

Mary Alice

Blackburn

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Lancashire, England

Peter

Blackburn

Son

Single

8

1873

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

John Rob

Blackburn

Son

Single

6

1875

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

James

Blackburn

Son

Single

4

1877

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Blackburn

Son

Single

0

1881

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Margaret Ellen

Blackburn

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Farrington, Lancashire, England

James

Blackburn

Brother

Single

45

1836

Lancashire, England

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