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Household of John Blaney (born 1837)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Canongate, Midlothian, 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 Blaney and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Blaney, born in 1837 in , consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ellen Blaney, born in 1841 in Ireland. They had 5 children; John (born 1873 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), James (born 1875 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), William (born 1877 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Ann (born 1879 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Ellen Jane (born 1879 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, George Young, born in 1859 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.


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John Blaney's household

Male

John

Blaney

Head
Female

Ellen

Blaney

Wife
Male

John

Blaney

Son
Male

James

Blaney

Son
Male

William

Blaney

Son
Female

Ann

Blaney

Daughter
Female

Ellen Jane

Blaney

Daughter
Male

George

Young

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Blaney
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Ireland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Blaney

Head

Married

44

1837

Ireland

Ellen

Blaney

Wife

Married

40

1841

Ireland

John

Blaney

Son

Unmarried

8

1873

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

James

Blaney

Son

Unmarried

6

1875

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

William

Blaney

Son

Unmarried

4

1877

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Ann

Blaney

Daughter

Unmarried

2

1879

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Ellen Jane

Blaney

Daughter

Unmarried

2

1879

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

George

Young

Boarder

Unmarried

22

1859

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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