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Household of William Blake (born 1859, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Mile End Old Town, 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 1859 in Mile End, Middlesex, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, widower. He had 5 children; Edwin (born 1863 in Mile End, Middlesex, England), Arthur (born 1869 in Mile End, Middlesex, England), Samuel (born 1873 in Mile End, Middlesex, England), Florence (born 1876 in Mile End, Middlesex, England) and Louisa (born 1881 in Mile End, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Boarder, Henry (born 1867 in Mile End, Middlesex, England) and William's Boarder, Arthur (born 1870 in Mile End, Middlesex, England).


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William Blake's household

Male

William

Blake

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Blake

Wife
Male

Edwin

Blake

Son
Male

Arthur

Blake

Son
Male

Samuel

Blake

Son
Female

Florence

Blake

Daughter
Male

Henry

Cartwright

Boarder
Male

Arthur

Cartwright

Boarder
Male

William

Blake

Head
Female

Louisa

Blake

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Blake
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Mile End, Middlesex, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Blake

Head

Married

58

1823

Mile End, Middlesex, England

Mary Ann

Blake

Wife

Married

41

1840

Mile End, Middlesex, England

Edwin

Blake

Son

Single

18

1863

Mile End, Middlesex, England

Arthur

Blake

Son

Single

12

1869

Mile End, Middlesex, England

Samuel

Blake

Son

Single

8

1873

Mile End, Middlesex, England

Florence

Blake

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Mile End, Middlesex, England

Henry

Cartwright

Boarder

Single

14

1867

Mile End, Middlesex, England

Arthur

Cartwright

Boarder

Single

11

1870

Mile End, Middlesex, England

William

Blake

Head

Widower

22

1859

Mile End, Middlesex, England

Louisa

Blake

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Mile End, Middlesex, England

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