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Household of Benjamin Light (born 1811, Somerset)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Clutton, Somerset, 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.
Benjamin Light and 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Light, born in 1811 in Somerset, consisted of 7 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Sarah Light, born in 1813 in Dundry, Somerset, England. They had 2 children; Albert (born 1852 in Chew Magna, Somerset, England) and Elizabeth (born 1846 in Clutton, Somerset, England). They had 1 grandchild; Blanche, born 1878 in Temple Cloud, Somerset, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Benjamin's Boarder, Isaac (born 1823 in Chilcompton, Somerset, England) and Benjamin's Boarder, Elizabeth (born 1822 in Kilmersdon, Somerset, England).
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Benjamin Light's household
Benjamin
Light
Head
Sarah
Light
Wife
Albert
Light
Son
Elizabeth
Light
Daughter
Isaac
Stone
Boarder
Elizabeth
Stone
Boarder
Blanche
Maggs
Grand Daughter
| First name(s) | Benjamin |
| Last name | Light |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 70 |
| Birth year | 1811 |
| Birth place | Somerset, England |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Benjamin | Light | Head | Married | 70 | 1811 | Somerset, England | |
Sarah | Light | Wife | Married | 68 | 1813 | Dundry, Somerset, England | |
Albert | Light | Son | Married | 29 | 1852 | Chew Magna, Somerset, England | |
Elizabeth | Light | Daughter | Single | 35 | 1846 | Clutton, Somerset, England | |
Isaac | Stone | Boarder | Married | 58 | 1823 | Chilcompton, Somerset, England | |
Elizabeth | Stone | Boarder | Married | 59 | 1822 | Kilmersdon, Somerset, England | |
Blanche | Maggs | Grand Daughter | Single | 3 | 1878 | Temple Cloud, Somerset, England |
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