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Household of Sam Blackburn (born 1849, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, Cheshire, 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.

Sam Blackburn and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Sam Blackburn, born in 1849 in Cleckheaton, Yorkshire, consisted of 6 members. Sam was the head of the household, married to Lucy Blackburn, born in 1845 in Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; Ada (born 1875 in Cleckheaton, Yorkshire, England), Jesse (born 1876 in Cleckheaton, Yorkshire, England) and William (born 1879 in Dukinfield, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Sam's Lodger, Thomas Smith, born in 1854 in Mellor, Derbyshire, England.


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Sam Blackburn's household

Male

Sam

Blackburn

Head
Female

Lucy

Blackburn

Wife
Female

Ada

Blackburn

Daughter
Male

Jesse

Blackburn

Son
Male

William

Blackburn

Son
Male

Thomas

Smith

Lodger
First name(s) Sam
Last name Blackburn
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Cleckheaton, Yorkshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Sam

Blackburn

Head

Married

32

1849

Cleckheaton, Yorkshire, England

Lucy

Blackburn

Wife

Married

36

1845

Yorkshire, England

Ada

Blackburn

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Cleckheaton, Yorkshire, England

Jesse

Blackburn

Son

Single

5

1876

Cleckheaton, Yorkshire, England

William

Blackburn

Son

Single

2

1879

Dukinfield, Cheshire, England

Thomas

Smith

Lodger

Married

27

1854

Mellor, Derbyshire, England

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