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Household of Thomas Blackburn (born 1822, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Blackburn, born in 1822 in Bleasdale, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Lucy Blackburn, born in 1837 in Garstang, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; Nicholas (born 1859 in Lancashire, England), Mary (born 1860 in Lancashire, England), Elizabeth (born 1864 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Dorothy (born 1866 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Jane (born 1869 in Preston, Lancashire, England) and Ellen (born 1871 in Preston, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Cousin, Charles Jerimiah (born 1866 in Bleasdale, Lancashire, England) and Thomas's Lodger, Adam (born 1832 in Bolton, Lancashire, England).


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Thomas Blackburn's household

Male

Thomas

Blackburn

Head
Female

Lucy

Blackburn

Wife
Male

Nicholas

Blackburn

Son
Female

Mary

Blackburn

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Blackburn

Daughter
Female

Dorothy

Blackburn

Daughter
Female

Jane

Blackburn

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Blackburn

Daughter
Male

Charles Jerimiah

Gorst

Cousin
Male

Adam

Bullough

Lodger
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Blackburn
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 59
Birth year 1822
Birth place Bleasdale, Lancashire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Blackburn

Head

Married

59

1822

Bleasdale, Lancashire, England

Lucy

Blackburn

Wife

Married

44

1837

Garstang, Lancashire, England

Nicholas

Blackburn

Son

Single

22

1859

Lancashire, England

Mary

Blackburn

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Blackburn

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Preston, Lancashire, England

Dorothy

Blackburn

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Preston, Lancashire, England

Jane

Blackburn

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Preston, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Blackburn

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Preston, Lancashire, England

Charles Jerimiah

Gorst

Cousin

Single

15

1866

Bleasdale, Lancashire, England

Adam

Bullough

Lodger

Married

49

1832

Bolton, Lancashire, England

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