Ellen has a 7 year old son listed on his July 25, 1860 census, b in N. Y. This child does not show up on the June 20, 1860 census. What is the significance of this? When did the child die?Maltby-309 11:43, 31 July 2018 (UTC)
Occupation: housekeeper in 1880
Sources
"United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCW6-LZK : 13 December 2017), George Blake, 1860. Taken on July 25, 1860 in Watertown, Jefferson Co., New York
"United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCW6-LZ2 : 13 December 2017), Ellen Blake in entry for George Blake, 1860. Taken on June 20, 1860 in New York City
"United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWJC-QXX : 21 August 2017), Ellen Blake in household of George Blake, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district ED 166, sheet 134C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 1172; FHL microfilm 1,255,172.
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