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Household of William Blackburn (born 1837, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Thanet, Kent, 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.

William Blackburn and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Blackburn, born in 1837 in Ramsgate, Kent, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Harriet Blackburn, born in 1846 in St Peter's, Kent, England. They had 4 children; Charles A (born 1869 in Ramsgate, Kent, England), Frederick W (born 1875 in Ramsgate, Kent, England), Elizabeth (born 1877 in Ramsgate, Kent, England) and Rose B (born 1879 in Ramsgate, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Nephew, William H (born 1866 in St Peter's, Kent, England), William's Father, Joseph (born 1807 in St Peter's, Kent, England), William's Servant, Sarah (born 1861 in St Peter's, Kent, England) and William's Servant, Emma (born 1864 in Deal, Kent, England).


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William Blackburn's household

Male

William

Blackburn

Head
Female

Harriet

Blackburn

Wife
Male

Charles A

Blackburn

Son
Male

Frederick W

Blackburn

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Blackburn

Daughter
Female

Rose B

Blackburn

Daughter
Male

William H

Culmer

Nephew
Male

Joseph

Blackburn

Father
Female

Sarah

Wastall

Servant
Female

Emma

Goldfind

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Blackburn
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Ramsgate, Kent, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Blackburn

Head

Married

44

1837

Ramsgate, Kent, England

Harriet

Blackburn

Wife

Married

35

1846

St Peter's, Kent, England

Charles A

Blackburn

Son

Single

12

1869

Ramsgate, Kent, England

Frederick W

Blackburn

Son

Single

6

1875

Ramsgate, Kent, England

Elizabeth

Blackburn

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Ramsgate, Kent, England

Rose B

Blackburn

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Ramsgate, Kent, England

William H

Culmer

Nephew

Single

15

1866

St Peter's, Kent, England

Joseph

Blackburn

Father

Widower

74

1807

St Peter's, Kent, England

Sarah

Wastall

Servant

Single

20

1861

St Peter's, Kent, England

Emma

Goldfind

Servant

Single

17

1864

Deal, Kent, England

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