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Household of William Blake (born 1851, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Shoreditch, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Blake, born in 1851 in Islington, Middlesex, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Eliza Blake, born in 1856 in Islington, Middlesex, England. They had 3 children; Thomas (born 1875 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England), John (born 1877 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England) and Arthur C (born 1880 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Wifes Brother, Thomas (born 1860 in St Luke's, Middlesex, England) and William's Boarder, George (born 1858 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England).


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William Blake's household

Male

William

Blake

Head
Female

Eliza

Blake

Wife
Male

Thomas

Blake

Son
Male

John

Blake

Son
Male

Arthur C

Blake

Son
Male

Thomas

Freeman

Wifes Brother
Male

George

Arnold

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Blake
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Islington, Middlesex, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Blake

Head

Married

30

1851

Islington, Middlesex, England

Eliza

Blake

Wife

Married

25

1856

Islington, Middlesex, England

Thomas

Blake

Son

Single

6

1875

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

John

Blake

Son

Single

4

1877

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Arthur C

Blake

Son

Single

1

1880

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Thomas

Freeman

Wifes Brother

Single

21

1860

St Luke's, Middlesex, England

George

Arnold

Boarder

Single

23

1858

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

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