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Household of Robert T Blackburn (born 1840, Northumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gateshead, Durham, 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.

Robert T Blackburn and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert T Blackburn, born in 1840 in Wylam, Northumberland, consisted of 10 members. Robert T was the head of the household, married to Helen Blackburn, born in 1845 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; Thomas L (born 1868 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England), William (born 1869 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England), Sarah R (born 1870 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England), Helen (born 1874 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England), Robert (born 1875 in Gateshead, Durham, England), Charlotte M (born 1879 in Gateshead, Durham, England) and Baby Not Named (born 1881 in Gateshead, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Robert T's Lodger, Charles A Fitch, born in 1852 in Drinkstone, Suffolk, England.


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Robert T Blackburn's household

Male

Robert T

Blackburn

Head
Female

Helen

Blackburn

Wife
Male

Thomas L

Blackburn

Son
Male

William

Blackburn

Son
Female

Sarah R

Blackburn

Daughter
Female

Helen

Blackburn

Daughter
Male

Robert

Blackburn

Son
Female

Charlotte M

Blackburn

Daughter
Female

Baby Not Named

Blackburn

Daughter
Male

Charles A

Fitch

Lodger
First name(s) Robert T
Last name Blackburn
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Wylam, Northumberland, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert T

Blackburn

Head

Married

41

1840

Wylam, Northumberland, England

Helen

Blackburn

Wife

Married

36

1845

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Thomas L

Blackburn

Son

Single

13

1868

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

William

Blackburn

Son

Single

12

1869

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Sarah R

Blackburn

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Helen

Blackburn

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Robert

Blackburn

Son

Single

6

1875

Gateshead, Durham, England

Charlotte M

Blackburn

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Gateshead, Durham, England

Baby Not Named

Blackburn

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Gateshead, Durham, England

Charles A

Fitch

Lodger

Single

29

1852

Drinkstone, Suffolk, England

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