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Household of John Blackburn (born 1817, Northumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Castle Ward, Northumberland, 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.

John Blackburn and 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Blackburn, born in 1817 in Newburn, Northumberland, consisted of 3 members. John was the head of the household, widower. He had 1 child; John, born 1858 in Newburn, Northumberland, England.
During the period, also present in the household was John's Housekeeper, Jane Forster, born in 1831 in Newburn, Northumberland, England.


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John Blackburn's household

Male

John

Blackburn

Head
Male

John

Blackburn

Son
Female

Jane

Forster

Housekeeper
First name(s) John
Last name Blackburn
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 64
Birth year 1817
Birth place Newburn, Northumberland, England

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Blackburn

Head

Widower

64

1817

Newburn, Northumberland, England

John

Blackburn

Son

Single

23

1858

Newburn, Northumberland, England

Jane

Forster

Housekeeper

Single

50

1831

Newburn, Northumberland, England

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