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Household of Henry Light (born 1847, Wiltshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stockbridge, Wiltshire, 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 Light and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Light, born in 1847 in Whiteparish, Wiltshire, consisted of 9 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Ellen Light, born in 1835 in Whiteparish, Wiltshire, England. They had 5 children; John (born 1866 in Whiteparish, Wiltshire, England), Jane (born 1871 in Whiteparish, Wiltshire, England), Sarah (born 1874 in West Dean, Wiltshire, England), Henry (born 1877 in West Dean, Wiltshire, England) and Lavinia (born 1861 in Whiteparish, Wiltshire, England). They had 1 grandchild; George, born 1879 in West Dean, Wiltshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Henry's Son In Law, James Hedger, born in 1855 in Elsfield, Hampshire, England.


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Henry Light's household

Male

Henry

Light

Head
Female

Ellen

Light

Wife
Male

John

Light

Son
Female

Jane

Light

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Light

Daughter
Male

Henry

Light

Son
Male

James

Hedger

Son In Law
Female

Lavinia

Hedger

Daughter
Male

George

Hedger

Grand Son
First name(s) Henry
Last name Light
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Whiteparish, Wiltshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

Light

Head

Married

34

1847

Whiteparish, Wiltshire, England

Ellen

Light

Wife

Married

46

1835

Whiteparish, Wiltshire, England

John

Light

Son

Single

15

1866

Whiteparish, Wiltshire, England

Jane

Light

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Whiteparish, Wiltshire, England

Sarah

Light

Daughter

Single

7

1874

West Dean, Wiltshire, England

Henry

Light

Son

Single

4

1877

West Dean, Wiltshire, England

James

Hedger

Son In Law

Married

26

1855

Elsfield, Hampshire, England

Lavinia

Hedger

Daughter

Married

20

1861

Whiteparish, Wiltshire, England

George

Hedger

Grand Son

Single

2

1879

West Dean, Wiltshire, England

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