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Household of Moses Blackburn (born 1809, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Burnley, 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.

Moses Blackburn and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Moses Blackburn, born in 1809 in Manchester, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Moses was the head of the household, widower.
During the period, also present in the household were Moses's Boarder Head, Joseph (born 1847 in Higham, Lancashire, England), Moses's Boarder Wife, Sarah (born 1846 in Burnley, Lancashire, England), Moses's Boarder Son, Elijah (born 1874 in Burnley, Lancashire, England), Moses's Boarder Head, John (born 1836 in Hapton, Lancashire, England), Moses's Boarder Son, Herbert (born 1874 in Burnley, Lancashire, England) and Moses's Boarder Daughter, Phoebe (born 1875 in Burnley, Lancashire, England).


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Moses Blackburn's household

Male

Moses

Blackburn

Head
Male

Joseph

Pate

Boarder Head
Female

Sarah

Pate

Boarder Wife
Male

Elijah

Pate

Boarder Son
Male

John

Moorhouse

Boarder Head
Male

Herbert

Moorhouse

Boarder Son
Female

Phoebe

Moorhouse

Boarder Daughter
First name(s) Moses
Last name Blackburn
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 72
Birth year 1809
Birth place Manchester, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Moses

Blackburn

Head

Widower

72

1809

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Pate

Boarder Head

Married

34

1847

Higham, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Pate

Boarder Wife

Married

35

1846

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Elijah

Pate

Boarder Son

Single

7

1874

Burnley, Lancashire, England

John

Moorhouse

Boarder Head

Widower

45

1836

Hapton, Lancashire, England

Herbert

Moorhouse

Boarder Son

Single

7

1874

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Phoebe

Moorhouse

Boarder Daughter

Single

6

1875

Burnley, Lancashire, England

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