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Household of John Blackburn (born 1824, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Halifax, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Blackburn, born in 1824 in Outlane, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Nelly Blackburn, born in 1826 in Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Sarah E (born 1864 in Southowram, Yorkshire, England), James (born 1868 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Arthur (born 1878 in Southowram, Yorkshire, England) and Cane (born 1880 in Southowram, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Niece, Jane E (born 1866 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and John's Boarder Head, Hannah Maria (born 1856 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England).


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John Blackburn's household

Male

John

Blackburn

Head
Female

Nelly

Blackburn

Wife
Female

Sarah E

Blackburn

Daughter
Male

James

Blackburn

Son
Female

Jane E

Blackburn

Niece
Female

Hannah Maria

Luff

Boarder Head
Male

Arthur

Luff

Son
Male

Cane

Luff

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Blackburn
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 57
Birth year 1824
Birth place Outlane, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Blackburn

Head

Married

57

1824

Outlane, Yorkshire, England

Nelly

Blackburn

Wife

Married

55

1826

Lancashire, England

Sarah E

Blackburn

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Southowram, Yorkshire, England

James

Blackburn

Son

Single

13

1868

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Jane E

Blackburn

Niece

Single

15

1866

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Hannah Maria

Luff

Boarder Head

Widow

25

1856

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Arthur

Luff

Son

Single

3

1878

Southowram, Yorkshire, England

Cane

Luff

Son

Single

1

1880

Southowram, Yorkshire, England

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