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Household of William Blake (born 1838, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bromley, Kent, 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 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Blake, born in 1838 in Orpington, Kent, consisted of 4 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary J Blake, born in 1844 in Bath, Somerset, England. They had 1 child; Selina, born 1878 in Cudham, Kent, England.
During the period, also present in the household was William's Farm Servant, Edward Bish, born in 1860 in Horley, Surrey, England.


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William Blake's household

Male

William

Blake

Head
Female

Mary J

Blake

Wife
Female

Selina

Blake

Daughter
Male

Edward

Bish

Farm Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Blake
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Orpington, Kent, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Blake

Head

Married

43

1838

Orpington, Kent, England

Mary J

Blake

Wife

Married

37

1844

Bath, Somerset, England

Selina

Blake

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Cudham, Kent, England

Edward

Bish

Farm Servant

Single

21

1860

Horley, Surrey, England

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