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Household of Seth Blackburn (born 1840, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorlton, 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.

Seth Blackburn and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Seth Blackburn, born in 1840 in Farington, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. Seth was the head of the household, married to Alice Blackburn, born in 1842 in Chorley, Lancashire, England. They had 8 children; Mary J (born 1863 in Chorley, Lancashire, England), Margaret (born 1865 in Chorley, Lancashire, England), John J (born 1868 in Chorley, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1870 in Earlestown, Lancashire, England), David (born 1873 in Openshaw, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth A (born 1875 in Openshaw, Lancashire, England), Nancy (born 1878 in Openshaw, Lancashire, England) and Eliza (born 1880 in Openshaw, Lancashire, England).


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Seth Blackburn's household

Male

Seth

Blackburn

Head
Female

Alice

Blackburn

Wife
Female

Mary J

Blackburn

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Blackburn

Daughter
Male

John J

Blackburn

Son
Male

Thomas

Blackburn

Son
Male

David

Blackburn

Son
Female

Elizabeth A

Blackburn

Daughter
Female

Nancy

Blackburn

Daughter
Female

Eliza

Blackburn

Daughter
First name(s) Seth
Last name Blackburn
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Farington, Lancashire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Seth

Blackburn

Head

Married

41

1840

Farington, Lancashire, England

Alice

Blackburn

Wife

Married

39

1842

Chorley, Lancashire, England

Mary J

Blackburn

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Chorley, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Blackburn

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Chorley, Lancashire, England

John J

Blackburn

Son

Single

13

1868

Chorley, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Blackburn

Son

Single

11

1870

Earlestown, Lancashire, England

David

Blackburn

Son

Single

8

1873

Openshaw, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth A

Blackburn

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Openshaw, Lancashire, England

Nancy

Blackburn

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Openshaw, Lancashire, England

Eliza

Blackburn

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Openshaw, Lancashire, England

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