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Household of John Brighty (born 1842, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Shoreditch, London,Middlesex, 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 Brighty and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Brighty, born in 1842 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Eliza Brighty, born in 1847 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England. They had 5 children; Eliza (born 1869 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England), Annie (born 1871 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England), Ellen (born 1873 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England), Ada (born 1875 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England) and Emily (born 1877 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Lodger, Mary Pearson, born in 1837 in Aldersgate, Middlesex, England.


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John Brighty's household

Male

John

Brighty

Head
Female

Eliza

Brighty

Wife
Female

Eliza

Brighty

Daughter
Female

Annie

Brighty

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Brighty

Daughter
Female

Ada

Brighty

Daughter
Female

Emily

Brighty

Daughter
Female

Mary

Pearson

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Brighty
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Brighty

Head

Married

39

1842

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Eliza

Brighty

Wife

Married

34

1847

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Eliza

Brighty

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Annie

Brighty

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Ellen

Brighty

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Ada

Brighty

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Emily

Brighty

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Mary

Pearson

Lodger

Single

44

1837

Aldersgate, Middlesex, England

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