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Household of Rev William Blow (born 1820, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lexden, Essex, 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.

Rev William Blow and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Rev William Blow, born in 1820 in York, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. Rev William was the head of the household, married to Mary Blow, born in 1832 in York, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; Mary Florence (born 1858 in Layer Breton, Essex, England), Lawrence (born 1861 in Layer Breton, Essex, England) and Edward Percival (born 1864 in Layer Breton, Essex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Rev William's Servant, Mary Ann (born 1860 in Wickham Market, Suffolk, England) and Rev William's Servant, Rhoda (born 1863 in Essex, England).


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Rev William Blow's household

Male

Rev William

Blow

Head
Female

Mary

Blow

Wife
Female

Mary Florence

Blow

Daughter
Male

Lawrence

Blow

Son
Male

Edward Percival

Blow

Son
Female

Mary Ann

Fellows

Servant
Female

Rhoda

Potter

Servant
First name(s) Rev William
Last name Blow
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 61
Birth year 1820
Birth place York, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Rev William

Blow

Head

Married

61

1820

York, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Blow

Wife

Married

49

1832

York, Yorkshire, England

Mary Florence

Blow

Daughter

Single

23

1858

Layer Breton, Essex, England

Lawrence

Blow

Son

Single

20

1861

Layer Breton, Essex, England

Edward Percival

Blow

Son

Single

17

1864

Layer Breton, Essex, England

Mary Ann

Fellows

Servant

Single

21

1860

Wickham Market, Suffolk, England

Rhoda

Potter

Servant

Single

18

1863

Essex, England

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