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Household of Joshua Blackburn (born 1837, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorley, 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.

Joshua Blackburn and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joshua Blackburn, born in 1837 in Chorley, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. Joshua was the head of the household, married to Mary Blackburn, born in 1835 in Chorley, Lancashire, England. They had 7 children; William (born 1862 in Chorley, Lancashire, England), Jane (born 1865 in Chorley, Lancashire, England), John (born 1866 in Chorley, Lancashire, England), Hannah (born 1868 in Chorley, Lancashire, England), George (born 1873 in Chorley, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth (born 1875 in Chorley, Lancashire, England) and Robert (born 1877 in Chorley, Lancashire, England).


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Joshua Blackburn's household

Male

Joshua

Blackburn

Head
Female

Mary

Blackburn

Wife
Male

William

Blackburn

Son
Female

Jane

Blackburn

Daughter
Male

John

Blackburn

Son
Female

Hannah

Blackburn

Daughter
Male

George

Blackburn

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Blackburn

Daughter
Male

Robert

Blackburn

Son
First name(s) Joshua
Last name Blackburn
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Chorley, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joshua

Blackburn

Head

Married

44

1837

Chorley, Lancashire, England

Mary

Blackburn

Wife

Married

46

1835

Chorley, Lancashire, England

William

Blackburn

Son

Single

19

1862

Chorley, Lancashire, England

Jane

Blackburn

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Chorley, Lancashire, England

John

Blackburn

Son

Single

15

1866

Chorley, Lancashire, England

Hannah

Blackburn

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Chorley, Lancashire, England

George

Blackburn

Son

Single

8

1873

Chorley, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Blackburn

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Chorley, Lancashire, England

Robert

Blackburn

Son

Single

4

1877

Chorley, Lancashire, England

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