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Household of John Blockley (born 1843, Shropshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prescot, Lancashire,Cheshire, 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 Blockley and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Blockley, born in 1843 in Worthen, Shropshire, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah Blockley, born in 1843 in Bilston, Staffordshire, England. They had 4 children; Martha M (born 1864 in Shropshire, England), William (born 1867 in Cound, Shropshire, England), Richard (born 1871 in Cound, Shropshire, England) and Edward (born 1878 in Widnes, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Sister In Law, Hannah (born 1853 in Montgomeryshire, Wales), John's Boarder, George (born 1844 in Shropshire, England), John's Boarder Son, George (born 1873 in Widnes, Lancashire, England) and John's Boarder, Charles B (born 1881 in Shropshire, England).


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John Blockley's household

Male

John

Blockley

Head
Female

Sarah

Blockley

Wife
Female

Martha M

Parsons

Daughter
Male

William

Parsons

Son
Male

Richard

Parsons

Son
Male

Edward

Parsons

Son
Female

Hannah

Jenkins

Sister In Law
Male

George

Munslow

Boarder
Male

George

Munslow

Boarder Son
Male

Charles B

Jenkins

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Blockley
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Worthen, Shropshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Blockley

Head

Married

38

1843

Worthen, Shropshire, England

Sarah

Blockley

Wife

Married

38

1843

Bilston, Staffordshire, England

Martha M

Parsons

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Shropshire, England

William

Parsons

Son

Single

14

1867

Cound, Shropshire, England

Richard

Parsons

Son

Single

10

1871

Cound, Shropshire, England

Edward

Parsons

Son

Single

3

1878

Widnes, Lancashire, England

Hannah

Jenkins

Sister In Law

Single

28

1853

Montgomeryshire, Wales

George

Munslow

Boarder

Widower

37

1844

Shropshire, England

George

Munslow

Boarder Son

Single

8

1873

Widnes, Lancashire, England

Charles B

Jenkins

Boarder

Single

0

1881

Shropshire, England

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