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Household of James Bright (born 1831, Bedfordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Poplar, London,Middlesex, 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 Bright and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Bright, born in 1831 in Toddington, Bedfordshire, consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Bright, born in 1833 in Horncastle, Lincolnshire, England. They had 5 children; Henry A (born 1862 in Luton, Bedfordshire, England), Edward J (born 1864 in Poplar, Middlesex, England), Charles N (born 1867 in Poplar, Middlesex, England), Mary A (born 1871 in Poplar, Middlesex, England) and John T (born 1876 in Poplar, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Lodger, Henry (born 1848 in Colchester, Essex, England), James's Lodger, Caroline (born 1857 in Limehouse, Middlesex, England) and James's Lodger, Henry (born 1808 in Yarmouth, Hampshire, England).


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James Bright's household

Male

James

Bright

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Bright

Wife
Male

Henry A

Bright

Son
Male

Edward J

Bright

Son
Male

Charles N

Bright

Son
Female

Mary A

Bright

Daughter
Male

John T

Bright

Son
Male

Henry

Bullock

Lodger
Female

Caroline

Evans

Lodger
Male

Henry

Francis

Lodger
First name(s) James
Last name Bright
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Toddington, Bedfordshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Bright

Head

Married

50

1831

Toddington, Bedfordshire, England

Mary Ann

Bright

Wife

Married

48

1833

Horncastle, Lincolnshire, England

Henry A

Bright

Son

Single

19

1862

Luton, Bedfordshire, England

Edward J

Bright

Son

Single

17

1864

Poplar, Middlesex, England

Charles N

Bright

Son

Single

14

1867

Poplar, Middlesex, England

Mary A

Bright

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Poplar, Middlesex, England

John T

Bright

Son

Single

5

1876

Poplar, Middlesex, England

Henry

Bullock

Lodger

-

33

1848

Colchester, Essex, England

Caroline

Evans

Lodger

Married

24

1857

Limehouse, Middlesex, England

Henry

Francis

Lodger

Widower

73

1808

Yarmouth, Hampshire, England

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