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Household of Joseph Cornelius Blake (born 1828, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Poplar, London,Middlesex, 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 Cornelius Blake and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Cornelius Blake, born in 1828 in Plymouth, Devon, consisted of 7 members. Joseph Cornelius was the head of the household, married to Rebecca Blake, born in 1834 in Gravesend, Kent, England. They had 2 children; Rebecca (born 1860 in Gravesend, Kent, England) and Amelia (born 1862 in Gravesend, Kent, England). They had 1 grandchild; Percy, born 1880 in Bow, Middlesex, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph Cornelius's Son In Law, Charles Hy (born 1859 in Worthing, Sussex, England) and Joseph Cornelius's Sister In Law, Martha (born 1853 in Gravesend, Kent, England).


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Joseph Cornelius Blake's household

Male

Joseph Cornelius

Blake

Head
Female

Rebecca

Blake

Wife
Female

Rebecca

Richardson

Daughter
Male

Charles Hy

Richardson

Son In Law
Female

Amelia

Blake

Daughter
Male

Percy

Richardson

Grand Son
Female

Martha

Barraby

Sister In Law
First name(s) Joseph Cornelius
Last name Blake
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Plymouth, Devon, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph Cornelius

Blake

Head

Married

53

1828

Plymouth, Devon, England

Rebecca

Blake

Wife

Married

47

1834

Gravesend, Kent, England

Rebecca

Richardson

Daughter

Married

21

1860

Gravesend, Kent, England

Charles Hy

Richardson

Son In Law

Married

22

1859

Worthing, Sussex, England

Amelia

Blake

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Gravesend, Kent, England

Percy

Richardson

Grand Son

Single

1

1880

Bow, Middlesex, England

Martha

Barraby

Sister In Law

Single

28

1853

Gravesend, Kent, England

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