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Household of Thomas Blackburn (born 1836, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wakefield, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Blackburn, born in 1836 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, consisted of 10 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Blackburn, born in 1837 in Sandal, Yorkshire, England. They had 7 children; John Walter (born 1859 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England), Fred (born 1861 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England), Charles A (born 1864 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England), Tom H (born 1866 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England), Elizabeth A (born 1870 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England), Margaret (born 1872 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England) and George (born 1876 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Step Daughter, Elizabeth Haigh, born in 1870 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England.


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Thomas Blackburn's household

Male

Thomas

Blackburn

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Blackburn

Wife
Male

John Walter

Blackburn

Son
Male

Fred

Blackburn

Son
Male

Charles A

Blackburn

Son
Male

Tom H

Blackburn

Son
Female

Elizabeth A

Blackburn

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Blackburn

Daughter
Male

George

Blackburn

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Haigh

Step Daughter
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Blackburn
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Blackburn

Head

Married

45

1836

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Blackburn

Wife

Married

44

1837

Sandal, Yorkshire, England

John Walter

Blackburn

Son

Single

22

1859

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Fred

Blackburn

Son

Single

20

1861

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Charles A

Blackburn

Son

Single

17

1864

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Tom H

Blackburn

Son

Single

15

1866

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth A

Blackburn

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Margaret

Blackburn

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

George

Blackburn

Son

Single

5

1876

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Haigh

Step Daughter

Single

11

1870

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

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