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Household of John Bright (born 1812, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Thomas, 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 Bright and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Bright, born in 1812 in Dalton, Devon, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Susannah Bright, born in 1818 in Totnes, Devon, England. They had 1 child; Mary Ann, born 1855 in London, Middlesex, England. They had 1 grandchild; Clara, born 1880 in Exeter, Devon, England.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Son In Law, Edwin (born 1856 in Exeter, Devon, England) and John's Lodger, Robert (born 1831 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).


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John Bright's household

Male

John

Bright

Head
Female

Susannah

Bright

Wife
Male

Edwin

Brodie

Son In Law
Female

Mary Ann

Brodie

Daughter
Female

Clara

Brodie

Grand Daughter
Male

Robert

Greig

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Bright
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 69
Birth year 1812
Birth place Dalton, Devon, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Bright

Head

Married

69

1812

Dalton, Devon, England

Susannah

Bright

Wife

Married

63

1818

Totnes, Devon, England

Edwin

Brodie

Son In Law

Married

25

1856

Exeter, Devon, England

Mary Ann

Brodie

Daughter

Married

26

1855

London, Middlesex, England

Clara

Brodie

Grand Daughter

Single

1

1880

Exeter, Devon, England

Robert

Greig

Lodger

Single

50

1831

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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