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Household of John Blake (born 1825, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sheffield, 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 Blake and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Blake, born in 1825 in Rotherham, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah Blake, born in 1830 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England. They had 2 children; Amelia Jane (born 1849 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and Joe (born 1866 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Lodger Head, James (born 1831 in Louth, Lincolnshire, England), John's Lodger, Mary (born 1841 in Retford, Nottinghamshire, England) and John's Lodger, Amelia (born 1874 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).


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John Blake's household

Male

John

Blake

Head
Female

Sarah

Blake

Wife
Female

Amelia Jane

Blake

Daughter
Male

Joe

Blake

Son
Male

James

Mackinder

Lodger Head
Female

Mary

Mackinder

Lodger
Female

Amelia

Mackinder

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Blake
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place Rotherham, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Blake

Head

Married

56

1825

Rotherham, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Blake

Wife

Married

51

1830

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Amelia Jane

Blake

Daughter

Single

32

1849

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Joe

Blake

Son

Single

15

1866

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

James

Mackinder

Lodger Head

Married

50

1831

Louth, Lincolnshire, England

Mary

Mackinder

Lodger

Married

40

1841

Retford, Nottinghamshire, England

Amelia

Mackinder

Lodger

Single

7

1874

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

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