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Household of Joseph Blackburn (born 1838, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dewsbury, 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.

Joseph Blackburn and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Blackburn, born in 1838 in Rastrick, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Mary Blackburn, born in 1841 in Elland, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; John Henry (born 1861 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), James (born 1866 in Wyke, Yorkshire, England), Charles (born 1872 in Wyke, Yorkshire, England) and Willie (born 1875 in Wyke, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Dag, Hannah (born 1864 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England) and Joseph's Dag, Elzabeth (born 1879 in Wyke, Yorkshire, England).


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Joseph Blackburn's household

Male

Joseph

Blackburn

Head
Female

Mary

Blackburn

Wife
Male

John Henry

Blackburn

Son
Female

Hannah

Blackburn

Dag
Male

James

Blackburn

Son
Male

Charles

Blackburn

Son
Male

Willie

Blackburn

Son
Female

Elzabeth

Blackburn

Dag
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Blackburn
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Rastrick, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Blackburn

Head

Married

43

1838

Rastrick, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Blackburn

Wife

Married

40

1841

Elland, Yorkshire, England

John Henry

Blackburn

Son

Single

20

1861

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Hannah

Blackburn

Dag

Single

17

1864

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

James

Blackburn

Son

Single

15

1866

Wyke, Yorkshire, England

Charles

Blackburn

Son

Single

9

1872

Wyke, Yorkshire, England

Willie

Blackburn

Son

Single

6

1875

Wyke, Yorkshire, England

Elzabeth

Blackburn

Dag

Single

2

1879

Wyke, Yorkshire, England

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