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Household of John Light (born 1827, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newton Abbot, 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 Light and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Light, born in 1827 in Brixham, Devon, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane Light, born in 1828 in Brixham, Devon, England. They had 5 children; William (born 1865 in Torquay, Devon, England), Jessie (born 1867 in Torquay, Devon, England), Frederick (born 1869 in Devon, England), Sydney (born 1871 in Devon, England) and Edith (born 1873 in Devon, England).


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John Light's household

Male

John

Light

Head
Female

Jane

Light

Wife
Male

William

Light

Son
Female

Jessie

Light

Daughter
Male

Frederick

Light

Son
Male

Sydney

Light

Son
Female

Edith

Light

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Light
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Brixham, Devon, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Light

Head

Married

54

1827

Brixham, Devon, England

Jane

Light

Wife

Married

53

1828

Brixham, Devon, England

William

Light

Son

Single

16

1865

Torquay, Devon, England

Jessie

Light

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Torquay, Devon, England

Frederick

Light

Son

Single

12

1869

Devon, England

Sydney

Light

Son

Single

10

1871

Devon, England

Edith

Light

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Devon, England

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