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Household of Henry Blight (born 1829, Cornwall)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Plymouth, Devon, 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.

Henry Blight and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Blight, born in 1829 in St Stephen's, Cornwall, consisted of 5 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Mary Blight, born in 1827 in Haugh, Devon, England. They had 1 child; Hetty, born 1862 in Plymouth, Devon, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Henry's Lodger, Samuel (born 1851 in Poland (Russia)) and Henry's Lodger, William (born 1860 in Austria).


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Henry Blight's household

Male

Henry

Blight

Head
Female

Mary

Blight

Wife
Female

Hetty

Blight

Daughter
Male

Samuel

Sperling

Lodger
Male

William

Sperling

Lodger
First name(s) Henry
Last name Blight
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place St Stephen's, Cornwall, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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Henry

Blight

Head

Married

52

1829

St Stephen's, Cornwall, England

Mary

Blight

Wife

Married

54

1827

Haugh, Devon, England

Hetty

Blight

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Plymouth, Devon, England

Samuel

Sperling

Lodger

Single

30

1851

Poland (Russia)

William

Sperling

Lodger

Single

21

1860

Austria

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