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Household of John Blight (born 1830, Cornwall)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Penzance, Cornwall, 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 1830 in St Erth, Cornwall, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Blight, born in 1836 in St Erth, Cornwall, England. They had 6 children; John (born 1854 in St Erth, Cornwall, England), Sarah Jane (born 1858 in St Erth, Cornwall, England), William (born 1865 in St Erth, Cornwall, England), Charles (born 1870 in St Erth, Cornwall, England), Joseph (born 1872 in St Erth, Cornwall, England) and George E (born 1876 in St Erth, Cornwall, England).


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John Blight's household

Male

John

Blight

Head
Female

Mary

Blight

Wife
Male

John

Blight

Son
Female

Sarah Jane

Blight

Daughter
Male

William

Blight

Son
Male

Charles

Blight

Son
Male

Joseph

Blight

Son
Male

George E

Blight

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Blight
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place St Erth, 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

51

1830

St Erth, Cornwall, England

Mary

Blight

Wife

Married

45

1836

St Erth, Cornwall, England

John

Blight

Son

Single

27

1854

St Erth, Cornwall, England

Sarah Jane

Blight

Daughter

Single

23

1858

St Erth, Cornwall, England

William

Blight

Son

Single

16

1865

St Erth, Cornwall, England

Charles

Blight

Son

Single

11

1870

St Erth, Cornwall, England

Joseph

Blight

Son

Single

9

1872

St Erth, Cornwall, England

George E

Blight

Son

Single

5

1876

St Erth, Cornwall, England

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