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Household of Thomas Blackburn (born 1850, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ormskirk, 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.

Thomas Blackburn and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Blackburn, born in 1850 in Bickerstaffe, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Blackburn, born in 1848 in Bickerstaffe, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; James (born 1872 in Bickerstaffe, Lancashire, England), Joseph (born 1874 in Bickerstaffe, Lancashire, England), Annie (born 1875 in Bickerstaffe, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1878 in Bickerstaffe, Lancashire, England) and William (born 1880 in Skelmersdale, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Servant, Ellen Hancock, born in 1864 in Walton, Lancashire, England.


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Thomas Blackburn's household

Male

Thomas

Blackburn

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Blackburn

Wife
Female

Ellen

Hancock

Servant
Male

James

Blackburn

Son
Male

Joseph

Blackburn

Son
Female

Annie

Blackburn

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Blackburn

Son
Male

William

Blackburn

Son
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Blackburn
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Bickerstaffe, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Blackburn

Head

Married

31

1850

Bickerstaffe, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Blackburn

Wife

Married

33

1848

Bickerstaffe, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Hancock

Servant

Single

17

1864

Walton, Lancashire, England

James

Blackburn

Son

Single

9

1872

Bickerstaffe, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Blackburn

Son

Single

7

1874

Bickerstaffe, Lancashire, England

Annie

Blackburn

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Bickerstaffe, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Blackburn

Son

Single

3

1878

Bickerstaffe, Lancashire, England

William

Blackburn

Son

Single

1

1880

Skelmersdale, Lancashire, England

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