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Household of Thomas Blackburn (born 1834, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bolton, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Blackburn, born in 1834 in Bolton, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Betsy Blackburn, born in 1836 in Harwood, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Daniel H (born 1858 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), Ann (born 1860 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), William (born 1862 in Bolton, Lancashire, England) and Margaret (born 1866 in Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Mother, Margaret Rigg, born in 1799 in Bolton, Lancashire, England.


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Thomas Blackburn's household

Male

Thomas

Blackburn

Head
Female

Betsy

Blackburn

Wife
Male

Daniel H

Blackburn

Son
Female

Ann

Blackburn

Daughter
Male

William

Blackburn

Son
Female

Margaret

Blackburn

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Rigg

Mother
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Blackburn
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Bolton, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Blackburn

Head

Married

47

1834

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Betsy

Blackburn

Wife

Married

45

1836

Harwood, Lancashire, England

Daniel H

Blackburn

Son

Single

23

1858

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Ann

Blackburn

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Bolton, Lancashire, England

William

Blackburn

Son

Single

19

1862

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Blackburn

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Lancashire, England

Margaret

Rigg

Mother

Widow

82

1799

Bolton, Lancashire, England

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