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Household of Joseph Bright (born 1835, Wiltshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Fordingbridge, Wiltshire,Hampshire, 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 Bright and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Bright, born in 1835 in Fovant, Wiltshire, consisted of 9 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Jane Bright, born in 1839 in Marton, Wiltshire, England. They had 7 children; Ellen (born 1865 in Alderholt, Dorset, England), James (born 1866 in Alderholt, Dorset, England), Joseph (born 1868 in Alderholt, Dorset, England), Arthur (born 1872 in Martin, Wiltshire, England), Albert (born 1874 in Martin, Wiltshire, England), William (born 1877 in Martin, Wiltshire, England) and Ann (born 1879 in Martin, Wiltshire, England).


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Joseph Bright's household

Male

Joseph

Bright

Head
Female

Jane

Bright

Wife
Female

Ellen

Bright

Daughter
Male

James

Bright

Son
Male

Joseph

Bright

Son
Male

Arthur

Bright

Son
Male

Albert

Bright

Son
Male

William

Bright

Son
Female

Ann

Bright

Daughter
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Bright
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Fovant, Wiltshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Bright

Head

Married

46

1835

Fovant, Wiltshire, England

Jane

Bright

Wife

Married

42

1839

Marton, Wiltshire, England

Ellen

Bright

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Alderholt, Dorset, England

James

Bright

Son

Single

15

1866

Alderholt, Dorset, England

Joseph

Bright

Son

Single

13

1868

Alderholt, Dorset, England

Arthur

Bright

Son

Single

9

1872

Martin, Wiltshire, England

Albert

Bright

Son

Single

7

1874

Martin, Wiltshire, England

William

Bright

Son

Single

4

1877

Martin, Wiltshire, England

Ann

Bright

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Martin, Wiltshire, England

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