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Household of John Light (born 1845, Somerset)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales
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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 1845 in Somerset, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to L Light, born in 1842 in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England. They had 4 children; A M (born 1872 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales), E (born 1874 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales), H J (born 1880 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales) and M J (born 1877 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Lodger, Enoch Taylor, born in 1859 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales.
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John Light's household
John
Light
Head
L
Light
Wife
A M
Light
Daughter
E
Light
Daughter
H J
Light
Son
M J
Light
Daughter
Enoch
Taylor
Lodger
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Light |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 36 |
| Birth year | 1845 |
| Birth place | Somerset, England |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | Light | Head | Married | 36 | 1845 | Somerset, England | |
L | Light | Wife | Married | 39 | 1842 | Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England | |
A M | Light | Daughter | Single | 9 | 1872 | Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales | |
E | Light | Daughter | Single | 7 | 1874 | Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales | |
H J | Light | Son | Single | 1 | 1880 | Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales | |
M J | Light | Daughter | Single | 4 | 1877 | Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales | |
Enoch | Taylor | Lodger | Single | 22 | 1859 | Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales |
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