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Household of Thomas Blackburn (born 1844, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dewsbury, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 1844 in Pudsey, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary Blackburn, born in 1852 in Brompton, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Elizabeth (born 1868 in Pudsey, Yorkshire, England), Luther (born 1873 in Pudsey, Yorkshire, England), Anne (born 1875 in Claverley, Yorkshire, England) and Eden (born 1879 in Birstall, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Sister In Law, Catherine Hitchen, born in 1843 in Brompton, Lancashire, England.


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Thomas Blackburn's household

Male

Thomas

Blackburn

Head
Female

Mary

Blackburn

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Blackburn

Daughter
Male

Luther

Blackburn

Son
Female

Anne

Blackburn

Daughter
Female

Eden

Blackburn

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Hitchen

Sister In Law
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Blackburn
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Pudsey, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Blackburn

Head

Married

37

1844

Pudsey, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Blackburn

Wife

Married

29

1852

Brompton, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Blackburn

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Pudsey, Yorkshire, England

Luther

Blackburn

Son

Single

8

1873

Pudsey, Yorkshire, England

Anne

Blackburn

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Claverley, Yorkshire, England

Eden

Blackburn

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Birstall, Yorkshire, England

Catherine

Hitchen

Sister In Law

Single

38

1843

Brompton, Lancashire, England

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