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Household of Joseph Black (born 1842, Cumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cockermouth, Cumberland, 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.

Joseph Black and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Black, born in 1842 in Burgh by Sands, Cumberland, consisted of 7 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Mary Black, born in 1844 in Bromfield, Cumberland, England. They had 3 children; Jane (born 1873 in Burgh by Sands, Cumberland, England), Robert (born 1876 in Aikton, Cumberland, England) and Mary Lizzie (born 1880 in Aikton, Cumberland, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Servant, Robert (born 1857 in Cumberland, England) and Joseph's Servant, Sarah Ann (born 1859 in Cumberland, England).


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Joseph Black's household

Male

Joseph

Black

Head
Female

Mary

Black

Wife
Female

Jane

Black

Daughter
Male

Robert

Black

Son
Female

Mary Lizzie

Black

Daughter
Male

Robert

Brown

Servant
Female

Sarah Ann

Little

Servant
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Black
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Burgh by Sands, Cumberland, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Black

Head

Married

39

1842

Burgh by Sands, Cumberland, England

Mary

Black

Wife

Married

37

1844

Bromfield, Cumberland, England

Jane

Black

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Burgh by Sands, Cumberland, England

Robert

Black

Son

Single

5

1876

Aikton, Cumberland, England

Mary Lizzie

Black

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Aikton, Cumberland, England

Robert

Brown

Servant

Single

24

1857

Cumberland, England

Sarah Ann

Little

Servant

Single

22

1859

Cumberland, England

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