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Household of John Blackburn (born 1835, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dewsbury, 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 1835 in Hanging Heaton, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ellen Blackburn, born in 1840 in Earlsheaton, Yorkshire, England. They had 6 children; Elizabeth (born 1862 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England), Henry (born 1868 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England), Fred (born 1874 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England), Emily (born 1876 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England), Martha (born 1878 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England) and Annie (born 1880 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England).


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John Blackburn's household

Male

John

Blackburn

Head
Female

Ellen

Blackburn

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Blackburn

Daughter
Male

Henry

Blackburn

Son
Male

Fred

Blackburn

Son
Female

Emily

Blackburn

Daughter
Female

Martha

Blackburn

Daughter
Female

Annie

Blackburn

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Blackburn
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Hanging Heaton, 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

46

1835

Hanging Heaton, Yorkshire, England

Ellen

Blackburn

Wife

Married

41

1840

Earlsheaton, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Blackburn

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

Henry

Blackburn

Son

Single

13

1868

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

Fred

Blackburn

Son

Single

7

1874

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

Emily

Blackburn

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

Martha

Blackburn

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

Annie

Blackburn

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

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