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Household of William Blake (born 1820, Lancashire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Edmonton, 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 1820 in Heaton Norris, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, widower. He had 6 children; Jane B (born 1857 in Brixton, Surrey, England), Walter (born 1858 in Brixton, Surrey, England), Joyce Emily (born 1860 in Brixton, Surrey, England), Alice (born 1862 in Brixton, Surrey, England), Margaret E (born 1866 in Brixton, Surrey, England) and Jessie (born 1869 in Brixton, Surrey, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Servant, Mary Ann Kell Macdermott, born in 1860 in Chesham, Buckinghamshire, England.
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William Blake's household
William
Blake
Head
Jane B
Blake
Daughter
Walter
A Blake
Son
Joyce Emily
Blake
Daughter
Alice
Blake
Daughter
Margaret E
Blake
Daughter
Jessie
Blake
Daughter
Mary Ann Kell
Macdermott
Servant
| First name(s) | William |
| Last name | Blake |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Widower |
| Age | 61 |
| Birth year | 1820 |
| Birth place | Heaton Norris, Lancashire, England |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
William | Blake | Head | Widower | 61 | 1820 | Heaton Norris, Lancashire, England | |
Jane B | Blake | Daughter | Single | 24 | 1857 | Brixton, Surrey, England | |
Walter | A Blake | Son | Single | 23 | 1858 | Brixton, Surrey, England | |
Joyce Emily | Blake | Daughter | Single | 21 | 1860 | Brixton, Surrey, England | |
Alice | Blake | Daughter | Single | 19 | 1862 | Brixton, Surrey, England | |
Margaret E | Blake | Daughter | Single | 15 | 1866 | Brixton, Surrey, England | |
Jessie | Blake | Daughter | Single | 12 | 1869 | Brixton, Surrey, England | |
Mary Ann Kell | Macdermott | Servant | Single | 21 | 1860 | Chesham, Buckinghamshire, England |
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