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Household of Nicholas Blackledge (born 1835, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackburn, 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.

Nicholas Blackledge and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Nicholas Blackledge, born in 1835 in Brindle, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Nicholas was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Blackledge, born in 1840 in Kendal, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Mary T (born 1863 in Kendal, Cumberland, England), Thomas (born 1865 in Darwen, Lancashire, England), Robert (born 1867 in Darwen, Lancashire, England) and Joseph (born 1873 in Darwen, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Nicholas's Boarder, Annie Coup, born in 1859 in Manchester, Lancashire, England.


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Nicholas Blackledge's household

Male

Nicholas

Blackledge

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Blackledge

Wife
Female

Mary T

Blackledge

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Blackledge

Son
Male

Robert

Blackledge

Son
Male

Joseph

Blackledge

Son
Female

Annie

Coup

Boarder
First name(s) Nicholas
Last name Blackledge
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Brindle, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Nicholas

Blackledge

Head

Married

46

1835

Brindle, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Blackledge

Wife

Married

41

1840

Kendal, Lancashire, England

Mary T

Blackledge

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Kendal, Cumberland, England

Thomas

Blackledge

Son

Single

16

1865

Darwen, Lancashire, England

Robert

Blackledge

Son

Single

14

1867

Darwen, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Blackledge

Son

Single

8

1873

Darwen, Lancashire, England

Annie

Coup

Boarder

Single

22

1859

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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