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Household of William Blake (born 1846, Hampshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hackney, London,Middlesex, 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 Blake and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Blake, born in 1846 in Hampshire, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Emily Blake, born in 1850 in Camberwell, Middlesex, England. They had 6 children; Anne E (born 1870 in Camberwell, Middlesex, England), Jessie (born 1872 in Camberwell, Middlesex, England), Frederick W (born 1875 in Bow, Middlesex, England), Walter F (born 1877 in Hackney, Middlesex, England), Arthur (born 1879 in Hackney, Middlesex, England) and George E (born 1881 in Hackney, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Mother In Law, Sarah (born 1811 in Norwood, Surrey, England) and William's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1865 in Cambridgeshire, England).


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William Blake's household

Male

William

Blake

Head
Female

Emily

Blake

Wife
Female

Anne E

Blake

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Blake

Daughter
Male

Frederick W

Blake

Son
Male

Walter F

Blake

Son
Male

Arthur

Blake

Son
Male

George E

Blake

Son
Female

Sarah

Morris

Mother In Law
Female

Elizabeth

Brown

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Blake
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Hampshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Blake

Head

Married

35

1846

Hampshire, England

Emily

Blake

Wife

Married

31

1850

Camberwell, Middlesex, England

Anne E

Blake

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Camberwell, Middlesex, England

Jessie

Blake

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Camberwell, Middlesex, England

Frederick W

Blake

Son

Single

6

1875

Bow, Middlesex, England

Walter F

Blake

Son

Single

4

1877

Hackney, Middlesex, England

Arthur

Blake

Son

Single

2

1879

Hackney, Middlesex, England

George E

Blake

Son

Single

0

1881

Hackney, Middlesex, England

Sarah

Morris

Mother In Law

Widow

70

1811

Norwood, Surrey, England

Elizabeth

Brown

Servant

Single

16

1865

Cambridgeshire, England

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