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Household of Joseph Blight (born 1824, Cornwall)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Truro, Cornwall, 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 Blight and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Blight, born in 1824 in Camborne, Cornwall, consisted of 7 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth A Blight, born in 1841 in Camborne, Cornwall, England. They had 3 children; Joseph (born 1878 in Cornwall, England), Laura J (born 1879 in Cornwall, England) and Lilian V (born 1880 in Cornwall, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Stepson, Samuel (born 1870 in Camborne, Cornwall, England) and Joseph's Stepdaughter, Annie (born 1872 in Camborne, Cornwall, England).


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Joseph Blight's household

Male

Joseph

Blight

Head
Female

Elizabeth A

Blight

Wife
Male

Joseph

Blight

Son
Female

Laura J

Blight

Daughter
Female

Lilian V

Blight

Daughter
Male

Samuel

Bassett

Stepson
Female

Annie

Bassett

Stepdaughter
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Blight
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 57
Birth year 1824
Birth place Camborne, Cornwall, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Blight

Head

Married

57

1824

Camborne, Cornwall, England

Elizabeth A

Blight

Wife

Married

40

1841

Camborne, Cornwall, England

Joseph

Blight

Son

Single

3

1878

Cornwall, England

Laura J

Blight

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Cornwall, England

Lilian V

Blight

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Cornwall, England

Samuel

Bassett

Stepson

Single

11

1870

Camborne, Cornwall, England

Annie

Bassett

Stepdaughter

Single

9

1872

Camborne, Cornwall, England

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