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Household of John Blight (born 1841, Cornwall)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stoke Damerel, 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.

John Blight and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Blight, born in 1841 in Saltash, Cornwall, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah Blight, born in 1846 in Southdown, Devon, England. They had 6 children; Robert (born 1864 in Devonport, Devon, England), Jane (born 1866 in Devonport, Devon, England), John (born 1871 in Devonport, Devon, England), Emma (born 1874 in Devonport, Devon, England), William (born 1877 in Devonport, Devon, England) and Alice (born 1880 in Devonport, Devon, England).


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John Blight's household

Male

John

Blight

Head
Female

Sarah

Blight

Wife
Male

Robert

Blight

Son
Female

Jane

Blight

Daughter
Male

John

Blight

Son
Female

Emma

Blight

Daughter
Male

William

Blight

Son
Female

Alice

Blight

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Blight
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Saltash, Cornwall, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Blight

Head

Married

40

1841

Saltash, Cornwall, England

Sarah

Blight

Wife

Married

35

1846

Southdown, Devon, England

Robert

Blight

Son

Single

17

1864

Devonport, Devon, England

Jane

Blight

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Devonport, Devon, England

John

Blight

Son

Single

10

1871

Devonport, Devon, England

Emma

Blight

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Devonport, Devon, England

William

Blight

Son

Single

4

1877

Devonport, Devon, England

Alice

Blight

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Devonport, Devon, England

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