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Household of Thomas Blackburn (born 1843, 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.

Thomas Blackburn and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Blackburn, born in 1843 in Salford, Lancashire, consisted of 11 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Eliza Blackburn, born in 1843 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 7 children; John R (born 1866 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Charles F (born 1868 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Thomas H (born 1871 in Stretford, Cheshire, England), William (born 1872 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Ernest (born 1875 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Joseph (born 1876 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Ada (born 1878 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Daughter Son, Frank (born 1880 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Thomas's Lodger, Frank (born 1855 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).


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Thomas Blackburn's household

Male

Thomas

Blackburn

Head
Female

Eliza

Blackburn

Wife
Male

John R

Blackburn

Son
Male

Charles F

Blackburn

Son
Male

Thomas H

Blackburn

Son
Male

William

Blackburn

Son
Male

Ernest

Blackburn

Son
Male

Joseph

Blackburn

Son
Female

Ada

Blackburn

Daughter
Male

Frank

Blackburn

Daughter Son
Male

Frank

Hilditch

Lodger
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Blackburn
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Salford, Lancashire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Blackburn

Head

Married

38

1843

Salford, Lancashire, England

Eliza

Blackburn

Wife

Married

38

1843

Manchester, Lancashire, England

John R

Blackburn

Son

Single

15

1866

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Charles F

Blackburn

Son

Single

13

1868

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Thomas H

Blackburn

Son

Single

10

1871

Stretford, Cheshire, England

William

Blackburn

Son

Single

9

1872

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Ernest

Blackburn

Son

Single

6

1875

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Blackburn

Son

Single

5

1876

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Ada

Blackburn

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Frank

Blackburn

Daughter Son

Single

1

1880

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Frank

Hilditch

Lodger

-

26

1855

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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