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Household of William Blake (born 1813, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St George's, Midlothian, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Blake, born in 1813 in Gretna Green, Dumfriesshire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Blake, born in 1835 in Gretna Green, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Mary (born 1854 in Carriden, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), George (born 1861 in Carriden, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), David (born 1864 in Carriden, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland) and Helen J (born 1866 in Carriden, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland).


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William Blake's household

Male

William

Blake

Head
Female

Mary

Blake

Wife
Female

Mary

Blake

Daughter
Male

George

Blake

Son
Male

David

Blake

Son
Female

Helen J

Blake

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Blake
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 68
Birth year 1813
Birth place Gretna Green, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Blake

Head

Married

68

1813

Gretna Green, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Mary

Blake

Wife

Married

46

1835

Gretna Green, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Mary

Blake

Daughter

Unmarried

27

1854

Carriden, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

George

Blake

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Carriden, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

David

Blake

Son

-

17

1864

Carriden, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Helen J

Blake

Daughter

-

15

1866

Carriden, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

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