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Household of William Blake (born 1847, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Headington, Oxfordshire, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Blake, born in 1847 in Torquay, Devon, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Charlotte Blake, born in 1849 in Exeter, Devon, England. They had 3 children; Elizabeth M (born 1873 in Powderham, Devon, England), Helena S (born 1875 in Powderham, Devon, England) and William W (born 1879 in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Visitor, Mary A Kentsbeer, born in 1851 in Exeter, Devon, England.


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William Blake's household

Male

William

Blake

Head
Female

Charlotte

Blake

Wife
Female

Elizabeth M

Blake

Daughter
Female

Helena S

Blake

Daughter
Male

William W

Blake

Son
Female

Mary A

Kentsbeer

Visitor
First name(s) William
Last name Blake
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Torquay, Devon, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Blake

Head

Married

34

1847

Torquay, Devon, England

Charlotte

Blake

Wife

Married

32

1849

Exeter, Devon, England

Elizabeth M

Blake

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Powderham, Devon, England

Helena S

Blake

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Powderham, Devon, England

William W

Blake

Son

Single

2

1879

Oxford, Oxfordshire, England

Mary A

Kentsbeer

Visitor

Single

30

1851

Exeter, Devon, England

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