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Household of William Blake (born 1837, Dumfriesshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dornock, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
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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 1837 in Gretna, Dumfriesshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jane Blake, born in 1850 in Annan, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Ann G (born 1870 in Gretna, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Margaret F (born 1871 in Dornock, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Isabella (born 1873 in Dornock, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1875 in Dornock, Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and Mary (born 1879 in Dornock, Dumfriesshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Servant, John Coulthard, born in 1855 in Wigtown, Wigtownshire, Scotland.
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William Blake's household
William
Blake
Head
Jane
Blake
Wife
Ann G
Blake
Daughter
Margaret F
Blake
Daughter
Isabella
Blake
Daughter
Jane
Blake
Daughter
Mary
Blake
Daughter
John
Coulthard
Servant
| First name(s) | William |
| Last name | Blake |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 44 |
| Birth year | 1837 |
| Birth place | Gretna, Dumfriesshire, Scotland |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
William | Blake | Head | Married | 44 | 1837 | Gretna, Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
Jane | Blake | Wife | Married | 31 | 1850 | Annan, Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
Ann G | Blake | Daughter | - | 11 | 1870 | Gretna, Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
Margaret F | Blake | Daughter | - | 10 | 1871 | Dornock, Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
Isabella | Blake | Daughter | - | 8 | 1873 | Dornock, Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
Jane | Blake | Daughter | - | 6 | 1875 | Dornock, Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
Mary | Blake | Daughter | - | 2 | 1879 | Dornock, Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
John | Coulthard | Servant | Unmarried | 26 | 1855 | Wigtown, Wigtownshire, Scotland |
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