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Household of William Blake (born 1831, Essex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St George in the East, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Blake, born in 1831 in Oxford, Essex, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jane Blake, born in 1831 in Ilford, Essex, England. They had 1 child; William Jr, born 1856 in St George's, Middlesex, England.
During the period, also present in the household were William's Step Son, Walter (born 1865 in St George's, Middlesex, England), William's Boarder, George (born 1859 in St George's, Middlesex, England), William's Boarder, Alfred (born 1859 in St George's, Middlesex, England), William's Boarder, Emma (born 1857 in St George's, Middlesex, England) and William's Boarder, Emma P (born 1875 in St George's, Middlesex, England).


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William Blake's household

Male

William

Blake

Head
Female

Jane

Blake

Wife
Male

Walter

Colings

Step Son
Male

George

Jones

Boarder
Male

William Jr

Blake

Son
Male

Alfred

Bouchister

Boarder
Female

Emma

Bouchister

Boarder
Female

Emma P

Bouchister

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Blake
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Oxford, Essex, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Blake

Head

Married

50

1831

Oxford, Essex, England

Jane

Blake

Wife

Married

50

1831

Ilford, Essex, England

Walter

Colings

Step Son

Single

16

1865

St George's, Middlesex, England

George

Jones

Boarder

Single

22

1859

St George's, Middlesex, England

William Jr

Blake

Son

Single

25

1856

St George's, Middlesex, England

Alfred

Bouchister

Boarder

Married

22

1859

St George's, Middlesex, England

Emma

Bouchister

Boarder

Married

24

1857

St George's, Middlesex, England

Emma P

Bouchister

Boarder

Single

6

1875

St George's, Middlesex, England

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