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Household of James Blight (born 1834, Devon)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Halifax, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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.
James Blight and 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Blight, born in 1834 in Buckland Brewer, Devon, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Sarah A Blight, born in 1843 in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England. They had 4 children; Ann (born 1860 in Glamorganshire, Wales), James (born 1865 in Glamorganshire, Wales), Mary C (born 1868 in Glamorganshire, Wales) and Jane (born 1873 in Worcester, Worcestershire, England). They had 1 grandchild; William B B, born 1880 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was James's Servant, Ann Shute, born in 1865 in Glamorganshire, Wales.
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James Blight's household
James
Blight
Head
Sarah A
Blight
Wife
Ann
Mitchell
Daughter
James
Blight
Son
Mary C
Blight
Daughter
Jane
Blight
Daughter
William B B
Mitchell
Grand Son
Ann
Shute
Servant
| First name(s) | James |
| Last name | Blight |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 47 |
| Birth year | 1834 |
| Birth place | Buckland Brewer, Devon, England |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James | Blight | Head | Married | 47 | 1834 | Buckland Brewer, Devon, England | |
Sarah A | Blight | Wife | Married | 38 | 1843 | Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England | |
Ann | Mitchell | Daughter | Married | 21 | 1860 | Glamorganshire, Wales | |
James | Blight | Son | Single | 16 | 1865 | Glamorganshire, Wales | |
Mary C | Blight | Daughter | Single | 13 | 1868 | Glamorganshire, Wales | |
Jane | Blight | Daughter | Single | 8 | 1873 | Worcester, Worcestershire, England | |
William B B | Mitchell | Grand Son | Single | 1 | 1880 | Halifax, Yorkshire, England | |
Ann | Shute | Servant | Single | 16 | 1865 | Glamorganshire, Wales |
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