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Household of Michael Black (born 1846)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Preston, 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.

Michael Black and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Michael Black, born in 1846 in , consisted of 8 members. Michael was the head of the household, married to Eliza Black, born in 1851 in Preston, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Tom (born 1871 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Mary (born 1873 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Peter (born 1877 in Preston, Lancashire, England) and Joseph (born 1880 in Preston, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Michael's Niece, Elizabeth (born 1868 in Preston, Lancashire, England) and Michael's Lodger, William (born 1846 in Preston, Lancashire, England).


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Michael Black's household

Male

Michael

Black

Head
Female

Eliza

Black

Wife
Male

Tom

Black

Son
Female

Mary

Black

Daughter
Male

Peter

Black

Son
Male

Joseph

Black

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Platt

Niece
Male

William

Pomfret

Lodger
First name(s) Michael
Last name Black
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Ireland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Michael

Black

Head

Married

35

1846

Ireland

Eliza

Black

Wife

Married

30

1851

Preston, Lancashire, England

Tom

Black

Son

Single

10

1871

Preston, Lancashire, England

Mary

Black

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Preston, Lancashire, England

Peter

Black

Son

Single

4

1877

Preston, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Black

Son

Single

1

1880

Preston, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Platt

Niece

Single

13

1868

Preston, Lancashire, England

William

Pomfret

Lodger

Single

35

1846

Preston, Lancashire, England

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