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Household of John Dight (born 1830, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Yeovil, 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 Dight and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Dight, born in 1830 in Thurloxton, Somerset, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Annie Dight, born in 1836 in Musbury, Devon, England. They had 6 children; Amy Mary (born 1862 in Tintinhull, Somerset, England), Henrietta Frances (born 1867 in Tintinhull, Somerset, England), Alice Edith (born 1871 in Tintinhull, Somerset, England), Florence (born 1874 in Martock, Somerset, England), Mary (born 1876 in Martock, Somerset, England) and William Gillett (born 1877 in Martock, Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Governess, Sarah Harriett (born 1850 in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England) and John's Servant, Bertha (born 1855 in Martock, Somerset, England).


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John Dight's household

Male

John

Dight

Head
Female

Mary Annie

Dight

Wife
Female

Amy Mary

Dight

Daughter
Female

Henrietta Frances

Dight

Daughter
Female

Alice Edith

Dight

Daughter
Female

Florence

Dight

Daughter
Female

Mary

Dight

Daughter
Male

William Gillett

Dight

Son
Female

Sarah Harriett

Alexander

Governess
Female

Bertha

Cole

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Dight
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place Thurloxton, Somerset, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Dight

Head

Married

51

1830

Thurloxton, Somerset, England

Mary Annie

Dight

Wife

Married

45

1836

Musbury, Devon, England

Amy Mary

Dight

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Tintinhull, Somerset, England

Henrietta Frances

Dight

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Tintinhull, Somerset, England

Alice Edith

Dight

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Tintinhull, Somerset, England

Florence

Dight

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Martock, Somerset, England

Mary

Dight

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Martock, Somerset, England

William Gillett

Dight

Son

Single

4

1877

Martock, Somerset, England

Sarah Harriett

Alexander

Governess

Single

31

1850

Salisbury, Wiltshire, England

Bertha

Cole

Servant

Single

26

1855

Martock, Somerset, England

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