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Household of John Blackburn (born 1859, Renfrewshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Blackburn, born in 1859 in Elderslie, Renfrewshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Eliza Jane Blackburn, born in 1857 in Kilbirnie, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Robert (born 1879 in Linwood, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Samuel (born 1880 in Linwood, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Alexander (born 1881 in Linwood, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, James Kinnear, born in 1867 in Linwood, Renfrewshire, Scotland.


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John Blackburn's household

Male

John

Blackburn

Head
Female

Eliza Jane

Blackburn

Wife
Male

James

Kinnear

Boarder
Male

Robert

Blackburn

Son
Male

Samuel

Blackburn

Son
Male

Alexander

Blackburn

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Blackburn
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 22
Birth year 1859
Birth place Elderslie, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Blackburn

Head

Married

22

1859

Elderslie, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Eliza Jane

Blackburn

Wife

Married

24

1857

Kilbirnie, Ayrshire, Scotland

James

Kinnear

Boarder

Unmarried

14

1867

Linwood, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Robert

Blackburn

Son

-

2

1879

Linwood, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Samuel

Blackburn

Son

-

1

1880

Linwood, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Alexander

Blackburn

Son

-

0

1881

Linwood, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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