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Household of Richard S Blackburn (born 1824, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Pontefract, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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.

Richard S Blackburn and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard S Blackburn, born in 1824 in Knottingley, Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. Richard S was the head of the household, married to Sarah Blackburn, born in 1823 in Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; Arthur (born 1873 in Pontefract, Yorkshire, England), Annie (born 1877 in Pontefract, Yorkshire, England) and Fred (born 1876 in Pontefract, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Richard S's Step Daughter, Mary (born 1866 in Cudworth, Yorkshire, England), Richard S's Boarder, Charles R (born 1860 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England), Richard S's Boarder, Thomas A (born 1862 in Eastbourne, Sussex, England) and Richard S's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1863 in Hoyland, Yorkshire, England).


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Richard S Blackburn's household

Male

Richard S

Blackburn

Head
Female

Sarah

Blackburn

Wife
Male

Arthur

Blackburn

Son
Female

Annie

Blackburn

Daughter
Male

Fred

Blackburn

Son
Female

Mary

Lodge

Step Daughter
Male

Charles R

Crabtree

Boarder
Male

Thomas A

Nicol

Boarder
Female

Elizabeth

Andrews

Servant
First name(s) Richard S
Last name Blackburn
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 57
Birth year 1824
Birth place Knottingley, Yorkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard S

Blackburn

Head

Married

57

1824

Knottingley, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Blackburn

Wife

Married

58

1823

Yorkshire, England

Arthur

Blackburn

Son

Single

8

1873

Pontefract, Yorkshire, England

Annie

Blackburn

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Pontefract, Yorkshire, England

Fred

Blackburn

Son

Single

5

1876

Pontefract, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Lodge

Step Daughter

Single

15

1866

Cudworth, Yorkshire, England

Charles R

Crabtree

Boarder

Single

21

1860

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Thomas A

Nicol

Boarder

Single

19

1862

Eastbourne, Sussex, England

Elizabeth

Andrews

Servant

Single

18

1863

Hoyland, Yorkshire, England

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