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Household of John Bright (born 1848, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wellington, Somerset, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Bright, born in 1848 in Pitminster, Somerset, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Emma Bright, born in 1847 in West Buckland, Somerset, England. They had 6 children; Mary (born 1872 in Luppitt, Devon, England), Louisa (born 1873 in Luppitt, Devon, England), Frederic (born 1874 in Pitminster, Somerset, England), Florence (born 1876 in Somerset, England), William (born 1878 in West Buckland, Somerset, England) and Esther (born 1881 in West Buckland, Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Mary Sydenham, born in 1864 in Pitminster, Somerset, England.


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John Bright's household

Male

John

Bright

Head
Female

Emma

Bright

Wife
Female

Mary

Bright

Daughter
Female

Louisa

Bright

Daughter
Male

Frederic

Bright

Son
Female

Florence

Bright

Daughter
Male

William

Bright

Son
Female

Esther

Bright

Daughter
Female

Mary

Sydenham

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Bright
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Pitminster, Somerset, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Bright

Head

Married

33

1848

Pitminster, Somerset, England

Emma

Bright

Wife

Married

34

1847

West Buckland, Somerset, England

Mary

Bright

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Luppitt, Devon, England

Louisa

Bright

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Luppitt, Devon, England

Frederic

Bright

Son

Single

7

1874

Pitminster, Somerset, England

Florence

Bright

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Somerset, England

William

Bright

Son

Single

3

1878

West Buckland, Somerset, England

Esther

Bright

Daughter

Single

0

1881

West Buckland, Somerset, England

Mary

Sydenham

Servant

Single

17

1864

Pitminster, Somerset, England

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