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Household of John Light (born 1851, 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 Light and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Light, born in 1851 in Barnstaple, Devon, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Light, born in 1850 in Barnstaple, Devon, England. They had 5 children; B (born 1871 in Barnstaple, Devon, England), George (born 1874 in Barnstaple, Devon, England), Sarah (born 1876 in Barnstaple, Devon, England), John (born 1877 in Barnstaple, Devon, England) and Elizabeth (born 1879 in Barnstaple, Devon, England).


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John Light's household

Male

John

Light

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Light

Wife
Female

B

Light

Daughter
Male

George

Light

Son
Female

Sarah

Light

Daughter
Male

John

Light

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Light

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Light
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
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

Light

Head

Married

30

1851

Barnstaple, Devon, England

Mary Ann

Light

Wife

Married

31

1850

Barnstaple, Devon, England

B

Light

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Barnstaple, Devon, England

George

Light

Son

Single

7

1874

Barnstaple, Devon, England

Sarah

Light

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Barnstaple, Devon, England

John

Light

Son

Single

4

1877

Barnstaple, Devon, England

Elizabeth

Light

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Barnstaple, Devon, England

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