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Household of William Blake (born 1855, Gloucestershire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barton Regis, Gloucestershire, 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 1855 in Thornbury, Gloucestershire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Julia Eliza Blake, born in 1853 in Winterbourne, Gloucestershire, England. They had 3 children; Elizabeth Ellen (born 1877 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England), Amy Ellen (born 1879 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England) and Florence B (born 1881 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Lodger Head, Edward Dower, born in 1863 in Tipperary, Tipperary, Ireland.


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William Blake's household

Male

William

Blake

Head
Female

Julia Eliza

Blake

Wife
Female

Elizabeth Ellen

Blake

Daughter
Female

Amy Ellen

Blake

Daughter
Female

Florence B

Blake

Daughter
Male

Edward

Dower

Lodger Head
First name(s) William
Last name Blake
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 26
Birth year 1855
Birth place Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Blake

Head

Married

26

1855

Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England

Julia Eliza

Blake

Wife

Married

28

1853

Winterbourne, Gloucestershire, England

Elizabeth Ellen

Blake

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Amy Ellen

Blake

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Florence B

Blake

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Edward

Dower

Lodger Head

Single

18

1863

Tipperary, Tipperary, Ireland

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