Christopher Blenkhorn in Yorkshire, Yorkshire (West Riding) in the 1881 Census

Details of Christopher Blenkhorn of High Street, Knaresborough, Yorkshire, Yorkshire (West Riding), England

First name(s): Christopher
Last name: Blenkhorn
Relationship: Head
Marital status: Married
Gender: Male
Age: 47
Birth year: 1834
Occupation: Postmaster, Stationer & Printer ( C.S. Off)
Birth town: Bedale
Birth county: Yorkshire
Birth place: England
Street: High Street
Town: —
Parish: Knaresborough
County: Yorkshire, Yorkshire (West Riding)
Country: England
Registration district: Knaresborough

Other household members

First name(s)	Last name	Relationship	Marital status	Gender	Age	Birth year	Occupation	Birth place
First name(s) Fanny	Last name Blenkhorn	Relationship Wife	Marital status Married	Gender Female	Age 40	Birth year 1841	Occupation -	Birth place Bedale, Yorkshire, England
First name(s) John Kirk	Last name Blenkhorn	Relationship Son	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 20	Birth year 1861	Occupation Clerk In Bank	Birth place Knaresborough, Yorkshire, England
First name(s) Clara	Last name Blenkhorn	Relationship Daughter	Marital status Single	Gender Female	Age 18	Birth year 1863	Occupation -	Birth place Knaresborough, Yorkshire, England
First name(s) Charlotte	Last name Blenkhorn	Relationship Daughter	Marital status Single	Gender Female	Age 16	Birth year 1865	Occupation -	Birth place Knaresborough, Yorkshire, England
First name(s) Charles	Last name Blenkhorn	Relationship Son	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 10	Birth year 1871	Occupation Scholar	Birth place Knaresborough, Yorkshire, England
First name(s) Emily	Last name Hopwood	Relationship Servant	Marital status Single	Gender Female	Age 18	Birth year 1863	Occupation General Serv	Birth place Leeds, Yorkshire, England

About the 1881 England Wales and Scotland Census

When the 1881 census was taken on April 3rd, the total population of England, Wales and Scotland was recorded as 29,707,207. The First Boer War ended only weeks before the 1881 census.

As with any historical research, the golden rule of family history is to check the original record, or "primary source", wherever possible. We have provided clear images of the original census enumeration books for you to view once you've found the right family in the indexes.

When using census returns, once you have located your ancestor in the census, you should then view the original images to validate your findings. The image of the original document will also help you see the household in the context of surrounding households as all the information will be provided in one clear place, as it was originally written down.

The original documents would have been given to your ancestor several days before 3 April, and the head of household would have been asked to fill in the details for anyone who would have been residing at that address on the census date. If the head of the household was unable to read or write, the enumerator - a literate person who would be collecting the census forms - would help fill in the details. Because of this, however, you may note mistakes that were made, such as name spellings. It should also be noted that many people were often economical with the truth when it came to their ages.

Note: the census includes details of people resident in docked vessels and institutions such as prisons, workhouses, hospitals, and barracks, as well as individual households.

See the whole Blenkhorn family
in this 1881 Census record

Includes Christopher Blenkhorn and 6 other people

Blenkhorn family summary

NAME: Christopher Blenkhorn
BORN: 1834
BIRTH COUNTY: Yorkshire
ADDRESS IN 1881: Knaresborough, Yorkshire, Yorkshire (West Riding), England