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Household of William Blackburn (born 1839, 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.

William Blackburn and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Blackburn, born in 1839 in Chorley, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Blackburn, born in 1843 in Walton-Le-Dale, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Thomas (born 1872 in Chorley, Lancashire, England), Bessey (born 1875 in Chorley, Lancashire, England), Polly (born 1878 in Chorley, Lancashire, England) and William (born 1881 in Chorley, Lancashire, England).


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William Blackburn's household

Male

William

Blackburn

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Blackburn

Wife
Male

Thomas

Blackburn

Son
Female

Bessey

Blackburn

Daughter
Female

Polly

Blackburn

Daughter
Male

William

Blackburn

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Blackburn
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Chorley, 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

42

1839

Chorley, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Blackburn

Wife

Married

38

1843

Walton-Le-Dale, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Blackburn

Son

Single

9

1872

Chorley, Lancashire, England

Bessey

Blackburn

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Chorley, Lancashire, England

Polly

Blackburn

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Chorley, Lancashire, England

William

Blackburn

Son

Single

0

1881

Chorley, Lancashire, England

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