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Household of Joseph Bligh (born 1802, Kent)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sheppey, Kent, 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.
Joseph Bligh and 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Bligh, born in 1802 in Canterbury, Kent, consisted of 7 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Mary A Bligh, born in 1817 in Sheerness, Kent, England. They had 1 child; George, born 1856 in Sheerness, Kent, England. They had 1 grandchild; Lizzie, born 1870 in Eastchurch, Kent, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Boarder, Mary A (born 1861 in Sheerness, Kent, England), Joseph's Boarder, William (born 1863 in Queenborough, Kent, England) and Joseph's Boarder, Eliza (born 1866 in Sheerness, Kent, England).
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Joseph Bligh's household
Joseph
Bligh
Head
Mary A
Bligh
Wife
George
Bligh
Son
Lizzie
Bligh
Grand Daughter
Mary A
Walker
Boarder
William
Gregory
Boarder
Eliza
Harvey
Boarder
| First name(s) | Joseph |
| Last name | Bligh |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 79 |
| Birth year | 1802 |
| Birth place | Canterbury, Kent, England |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Joseph | Bligh | Head | Married | 79 | 1802 | Canterbury, Kent, England | |
Mary A | Bligh | Wife | Married | 64 | 1817 | Sheerness, Kent, England | |
George | Bligh | Son | Single | 25 | 1856 | Sheerness, Kent, England | |
Lizzie | Bligh | Grand Daughter | Single | 11 | 1870 | Eastchurch, Kent, England | |
Mary A | Walker | Boarder | Single | 20 | 1861 | Sheerness, Kent, England | |
William | Gregory | Boarder | Single | 18 | 1863 | Queenborough, Kent, England | |
Eliza | Harvey | Boarder | Single | 15 | 1866 | Sheerness, Kent, England |
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