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Household of Joshua Blake (born 1834, Gloucestershire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Highworth, Wiltshire, 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 Blake and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joshua Blake, born in 1834 in Marshfield, Gloucestershire, consisted of 8 members. Joshua was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Blake, born in 1833 in Wiltshire, England. They had 4 children; George J (born 1862 in Didcot, Berkshire, England), William J (born 1864 in Swindon, Wiltshire, England), Aaron (born 1871 in Swindon, Wiltshire, England) and Elizabeth (born 1875 in Swindon, Wiltshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joshua's Boarder Lodger, Edward (born 1844 in Littleton Drew, Wiltshire, England) and Joshua's Boarder Lodger, Alfred C (born 1854 in Reading, Berkshire, England).


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Joshua Blake's household

Male

Joshua

Blake

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Blake

Wife
Male

George J

Blake

Son
Male

William J

Blake

Son
Male

Aaron

Blake

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Blake

Daughter
Male

Edward

Thompson

Boarder Lodger
Male

Alfred C

Johns

Boarder Lodger
First name(s) Joshua
Last name Blake
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Marshfield, Gloucestershire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joshua

Blake

Head

Married

47

1834

Marshfield, Gloucestershire, England

Elizabeth

Blake

Wife

Married

48

1833

Wiltshire, England

George J

Blake

Son

Single

19

1862

Didcot, Berkshire, England

William J

Blake

Son

Single

17

1864

Swindon, Wiltshire, England

Aaron

Blake

Son

Single

10

1871

Swindon, Wiltshire, England

Elizabeth

Blake

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Swindon, Wiltshire, England

Edward

Thompson

Boarder Lodger

Single

37

1844

Littleton Drew, Wiltshire, England

Alfred C

Johns

Boarder Lodger

Married

27

1854

Reading, Berkshire, England

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