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Household of Thomas Blackledge (born 1842, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorley, 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 Blackledge and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Blackledge, born in 1842 in Stockport, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Blackledge, born in 1841 in Leyland, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Mary (born 1867 in Harwood Lee, Lancashire, England), Joseph (born 1869 in Chorley, Lancashire, England) and Eliza (born 1871 in Chorley, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Lodger, Joseph Clarkson, born in 1860 in Chorley, Lancashire, England.


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Thomas Blackledge's household

Male

Thomas

Blackledge

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Blackledge

Wife
Female

Mary

Blackledge

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Blackledge

Son
Female

Eliza

Blackledge

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Clarkson

Lodger
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Blackledge
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Stockport, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Blackledge

Head

Married

39

1842

Stockport, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Blackledge

Wife

Married

40

1841

Leyland, Lancashire, England

Mary

Blackledge

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Harwood Lee, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Blackledge

Son

Single

12

1869

Chorley, Lancashire, England

Eliza

Blackledge

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Chorley, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Clarkson

Lodger

Single

21

1860

Chorley, Lancashire, England

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