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Household of John Blight (born 1808, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Holsworthy, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Blight, born in 1808 in Cookbury, Devon, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, widower. He had 2 children; Mary (born 1845 in Black Torrington, Devon, England) and Nancy (born 1848 in Black Torrington, Devon, England). He had 2 grandchildren; John (born 1881 in Black Torrington, Devon, England) and Lucy (born 1872 in Devon, England).


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John Blight's household

Male

John

Blight

Head
Female

Mary

Blight

Daughter
Female

Nancy

Parsons

Daughter
Male

John

Parsons

Grand Son
Female

Lucy

Johns

Grand Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Blight
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 73
Birth year 1808
Birth place Cookbury, Devon, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Blight

Head

Widower

73

1808

Cookbury, Devon, England

Mary

Blight

Daughter

Single

36

1845

Black Torrington, Devon, England

Nancy

Parsons

Daughter

Married

33

1848

Black Torrington, Devon, England

John

Parsons

Grand Son

Single

0

1881

Black Torrington, Devon, England

Lucy

Johns

Grand Daughter

Single

9

1872

Devon, England

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