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Household of William Blake (born 1841, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Pontardawe, Glamorganshire, Wales

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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 1841 in Barnstaple, Devon, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Blake, born in 1841 in Llansamlet, Glamorganshire, Wales. They had 8 children; Thomas (born 1860 in Glamorganshire, Wales), William (born 1863 in Glamorganshire, Wales), Edwin (born 1867 in Glamorganshire, Wales), John (born 1869 in Glamorganshire, Wales), Elizabeth (born 1874 in Glamorganshire, Wales), Hannah (born 1876 in Glamorganshire, Wales), Sarah (born 1879 in Pontardawe, Glamorganshire, Wales) and Isaiah (born 1881 in Pontardawe, Glamorganshire, Wales).


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William Blake's household

Male

William

Blake

Head
Female

Mary

Blake

Wife
Male

Thomas

Blake

Son
Male

William

Blake

Son
Male

Edwin

Blake

Son
Male

John

Blake

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Blake

Daughter
Female

Hannah

Blake

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Blake

Daughter
Male

Isaiah

Blake

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Blake
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Barnstaple, Devon, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Blake

Head

Married

40

1841

Barnstaple, Devon, England

Mary

Blake

Wife

Married

40

1841

Llansamlet, Glamorganshire, Wales

Thomas

Blake

Son

Single

21

1860

Glamorganshire, Wales

William

Blake

Son

Single

18

1863

Glamorganshire, Wales

Edwin

Blake

Son

Single

14

1867

Glamorganshire, Wales

John

Blake

Son

Single

12

1869

Glamorganshire, Wales

Elizabeth

Blake

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Glamorganshire, Wales

Hannah

Blake

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Glamorganshire, Wales

Sarah

Blake

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Pontardawe, Glamorganshire, Wales

Isaiah

Blake

Son

Single

0

1881

Pontardawe, Glamorganshire, Wales

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