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Household of Peter Blackburn (born 1842, Yorkshire)

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.

Peter Blackburn and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Blackburn, born in 1842 in Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Ellen Blackburn, born in 1841 in Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; Mary Jane (born 1863 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Robert James (born 1865 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Grace Isabella (born 1869 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Thomas George (born 1871 in Preston, Lancashire, England), John Henry (born 1873 in Preston, Lancashire, England) and Charles Albert (born 1878 in Preston, Lancashire, England).


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Peter Blackburn's household

Male

Peter

Blackburn

Head
Female

Ellen

Blackburn

Wife
Female

Mary Jane

Blackburn

Daughter
Male

Robert James

Blackburn

Son
Female

Grace Isabella

Blackburn

Daughter
Male

Thomas George

Blackburn

Son
Male

John Henry

Blackburn

Son
Male

Charles Albert

Blackburn

Son
First name(s) Peter
Last name Blackburn
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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Peter

Blackburn

Head

Married

39

1842

Yorkshire, England

Ellen

Blackburn

Wife

Married

40

1841

Lancashire, England

Mary Jane

Blackburn

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Preston, Lancashire, England

Robert James

Blackburn

Son

Single

16

1865

Preston, Lancashire, England

Grace Isabella

Blackburn

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Preston, Lancashire, England

Thomas George

Blackburn

Son

Single

10

1871

Preston, Lancashire, England

John Henry

Blackburn

Son

Single

8

1873

Preston, Lancashire, England

Charles Albert

Blackburn

Son

Single

3

1878

Preston, Lancashire, England

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