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Household of John Bright (born 1847, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barnstaple, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Bright, born in 1847 in Barnstaple, Devon, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Bright, born in 1842 in Barnstaple, Devon, England. They had 5 children; Julia (born 1862 in Barnstaple, Devon, England), Florence (born 1871 in Barnstaple, Devon, England), Sarah (born 1873 in Barnstaple, Devon, England), John (born 1876 in Barnstaple, Devon, England) and Annie (born 1878 in Barnstaple, Devon, England).


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John Bright's household

Male

John

Bright

Head
Female

Mary

Bright

Wife
Female

Julia

Vickery

Daughter
Female

Florence

Bright

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Bright

Daughter
Male

John

Bright

Son
Female

Annie

Bright

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Bright
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Barnstaple, Devon, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Bright

Head

Married

34

1847

Barnstaple, Devon, England

Mary

Bright

Wife

Married

39

1842

Barnstaple, Devon, England

Julia

Vickery

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Barnstaple, Devon, England

Florence

Bright

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Barnstaple, Devon, England

Sarah

Bright

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Barnstaple, Devon, England

John

Bright

Son

Single

5

1876

Barnstaple, Devon, England

Annie

Bright

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Barnstaple, Devon, England

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