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Household of Josiah B Blades (born 1852, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leek, Staffordshire, 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.

Josiah B Blades and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Josiah B Blades, born in 1852 in Leek, Staffordshire, consisted of 6 members. Josiah B was the head of the household, married to Mary Blades, born in 1852 in Longdon, Staffordshire, England. They had 2 children; Ellen W (born 1877 in Leek, Staffordshire, England) and Harold A (born 1880 in Leek, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Josiah B's Assistant, Edmund E (born 1861 in York, Yorkshire, England) and Josiah B's Servant, Sophia P (born 1864 in Norton in the Moors, Staffordshire, England).


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Josiah B Blades's household

Male

Josiah B

Blades

Head
Female

Mary

Blades

Wife
Female

Ellen W

Blades

Daughter
Male

Harold A

Blades

Son
Male

Edmund E

Oates

Assistant
Female

Sophia P

Bower

Servant
First name(s) Josiah B
Last name Blades
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Leek, Staffordshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Josiah B

Blades

Head

Married

29

1852

Leek, Staffordshire, England

Mary

Blades

Wife

Married

29

1852

Longdon, Staffordshire, England

Ellen W

Blades

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Leek, Staffordshire, England

Harold A

Blades

Son

Single

1

1880

Leek, Staffordshire, England

Edmund E

Oates

Assistant

Single

20

1861

York, Yorkshire, England

Sophia P

Bower

Servant

Single

17

1864

Norton in the Moors, Staffordshire, England

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