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Household of Joseph Blackburn (born 1831, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Fylde, Lancashire, 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.

Joseph Blackburn and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Blackburn, born in 1831 in Colne, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Mary Blackburn, born in 1835 in Colne, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Martha (born 1867 in Blackpool, Lancashire, England), Mary (born 1869 in Blackpool, Lancashire, England) and Margaret (born 1873 in Blackpool, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Servant, Sarah Brown, born in 1865 in Seacombe, Cheshire, England.


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Joseph Blackburn's household

Male

Joseph

Blackburn

Head
Female

Mary

Blackburn

Wife
Female

Martha

Blackburn

Daughter
Female

Mary

Blackburn

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Blackburn

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Brown

Servant
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Blackburn
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Colne, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Blackburn

Head

Married

50

1831

Colne, Lancashire, England

Mary

Blackburn

Wife

Married

46

1835

Colne, Lancashire, England

Martha

Blackburn

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Blackpool, Lancashire, England

Mary

Blackburn

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Blackpool, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Blackburn

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Blackpool, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Brown

Servant

Single

16

1865

Seacombe, Cheshire, England

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