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Household of Joseph Blake (born 1838, Herefordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackburn, 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 Blake and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Blake, born in 1838 in Herefordshire, consisted of 9 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Agnes Blake, born in 1846 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Edgar (born 1862 in Warboys, Huntingdonshire, England), Ernest (born 1865 in London, Middlesex, England), Lilly (born 1867 in London, Middlesex, England), Willie (born 1871 in London, Middlesex, England), John (born 1873 in Beccles, Suffolk, England) and Minnie (born 1877 in Waterbeach, Cambridgeshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Servant, Martha Raynsford, born in 1853 in London, Middlesex, England.


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Joseph Blake's household

Male

Joseph

Blake

Head
Female

Agnes

Blake

Wife
Male

Edgar

Blake

Son
Male

Ernest

Blake

Son
Female

Lilly

Blake

Daughter
Male

Willie

Blake

Son
Male

John

Blake

Son
Female

Minnie

Blake

Daughter
Female

Martha

Raynsford

Servant
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Blake
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Herefordshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Blake

Head

Married

43

1838

Herefordshire, England

Agnes

Blake

Wife

Married

35

1846

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Edgar

Blake

Son

Single

19

1862

Warboys, Huntingdonshire, England

Ernest

Blake

Son

Single

16

1865

London, Middlesex, England

Lilly

Blake

Daughter

Single

14

1867

London, Middlesex, England

Willie

Blake

Son

Single

10

1871

London, Middlesex, England

John

Blake

Son

Single

8

1873

Beccles, Suffolk, England

Minnie

Blake

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Waterbeach, Cambridgeshire, England

Martha

Raynsford

Servant

Single

28

1853

London, Middlesex, England

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