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Household of John Blakey (born 1843, Northamptonshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sunderland, Durham, 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 Blakey and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Blakey, born in 1843 in Crofton, Northamptonshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Blakey, born in 1842 in Seghill, Northumberland, England. They had 4 children; Ellen (born 1873 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England), Isabella (born 1876 in Waterloo, Northumberland, England), John ? (born 1878 in Camperdown, Northumberland, England) and Mary A (born 1880 in Sunderland, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, Walter D (born 1859 in Lancashire, England) and John's Boarder, Benjamin (born 1861 in Nelson, Lancashire, England).


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John Blakey's household

Male

John

Blakey

Head
Female

Margaret

Blakey

Wife
Female

Ellen

Blakey

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Blakey

Daughter
Male

John ?

Blakey

Son
Female

Mary A

Blakey

Daughter
Male

Walter D

Swift

Boarder
Male

Benjamin

Roberts

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Blakey
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Crofton, Northamptonshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Blakey

Head

Married

38

1843

Crofton, Northamptonshire, England

Margaret

Blakey

Wife

Married

39

1842

Seghill, Northumberland, England

Ellen

Blakey

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Isabella

Blakey

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Waterloo, Northumberland, England

John ?

Blakey

Son

Single

3

1878

Camperdown, Northumberland, England

Mary A

Blakey

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Sunderland, Durham, England

Walter D

Swift

Boarder

Single

22

1859

Lancashire, England

Benjamin

Roberts

Boarder

Single

20

1861

Nelson, Lancashire, England

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