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Household of Thomas Blackburn (born 1854, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Preston, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Blackburn, born in 1854 in Preston, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Jane Blackburn, born in 1855 in Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Jane (born 1876 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Ellen (born 1878 in Preston, Lancashire, England) and Elizabeth (born 1880 in Preston, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Boarder, John Hindle, born in 1861 in Bamber Bridge, Lancashire, England.


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Thomas Blackburn's household

Male

Thomas

Blackburn

Head
Female

Jane

Blackburn

Wife
Female

Jane

Blackburn

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Blackburn

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Blackburn

Daughter
Male

John

Hindle

Boarder
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Blackburn
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Preston, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Blackburn

Head

Married

27

1854

Preston, Lancashire, England

Jane

Blackburn

Wife

Married

26

1855

Lancashire, England

Jane

Blackburn

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Preston, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Blackburn

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Preston, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Blackburn

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Preston, Lancashire, England

John

Hindle

Boarder

Single

20

1861

Bamber Bridge, Lancashire, England

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