Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of William Blackburn (born 1847, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackburn, Lancashire, England

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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 5 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of William Blackburn, born in 1847 in Withnell, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Blackburn, born in 1842 in Withnell, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; Robert (born 1871 in Withnell, Lancashire, England) and Margaret Ellen (born 1870 in Withnell, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Daughter Wife, Mary (born 1842 in Withnell, Lancashire, England), William's Mother, Ellen (born 1811 in Withnell, Lancashire, England) and William's Boarder, John (born 1864 in Withnell, Lancashire, England).


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

William Blackburn's household

Male

William

Blackburn

Head
Female

Mary

Blackburn

Daughter Wife
Male

Robert

Blackburn

Son
Female

Margaret Ellen

Blackburn

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Hindle

Mother
Male

John

Hindle

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Blackburn
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Withnell, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Blackburn

Head

Married

34

1847

Withnell, Lancashire, England

Mary

Blackburn

Daughter Wife

Married

39

1842

Withnell, Lancashire, England

Robert

Blackburn

Son

Single

10

1871

Withnell, Lancashire, England

Margaret Ellen

Blackburn

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Withnell, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Hindle

Mother

Widow

70

1811

Withnell, Lancashire, England

John

Hindle

Boarder

Single

17

1864

Withnell, Lancashire, England

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of William Blackburn in Blackburn in 1881, and follow the Blackburn family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for William Blackburn

We’ve found William Blackburn in 270 family trees. Find out more about William Blackburn's household and view the Blackburn family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census