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Household of John Blight (born 1843, Devon)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bideford, 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 1843 in West Putford, Devon, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Blight, born in 1852 in Marhamchurch, Cornwall, England. They had 3 children; John H (born 1874 in East Putford, Devon, England), Edwin J (born 1876 in West Putford, Devon, England) and Elizabeth G (born 1878 in West Putford, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Mary (born 1854 in Buckland Brewer, Devon, England), John's Servant, Reuben (born 1861 in Buckland Brewer, Devon, England) and John's Servant, John (born 1866 in Devon, England).
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John Blight's household
John
Blight
Head
Elizabeth
Blight
Wife
John H
Blight
Son
Edwin J
Blight
Son
Elizabeth G
Blight
Daughter
Mary
Andrew
Servant
Reuben
Parr
Servant
John
Parmer
Servant
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Blight |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 38 |
| Birth year | 1843 |
| Birth place | West Putford, Devon, England |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | Blight | Head | Married | 38 | 1843 | West Putford, Devon, England | |
Elizabeth | Blight | Wife | Married | 29 | 1852 | Marhamchurch, Cornwall, England | |
John H | Blight | Son | Single | 7 | 1874 | East Putford, Devon, England | |
Edwin J | Blight | Son | Single | 5 | 1876 | West Putford, Devon, England | |
Elizabeth G | Blight | Daughter | Single | 3 | 1878 | West Putford, Devon, England | |
Mary | Andrew | Servant | Single | 27 | 1854 | Buckland Brewer, Devon, England | |
Reuben | Parr | Servant | Single | 20 | 1861 | Buckland Brewer, Devon, England | |
John | Parmer | Servant | Single | 15 | 1866 | Devon, England |
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