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Household of Joseph Bright (born 1832, Surrey)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ecclesall Bierlow, Derbyshire, 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 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Bright, born in 1832 in Battersea, Surrey, consisted of 12 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Anne Bright, born in 1839 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England. They had 8 children; Arthur (born 1863 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Ethel (born 1871 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Charles (born 1873 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Alexander (born 1875 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Malcolm (born 1877 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Margaret (born 1878 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Dora (born 1879 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and Mabel (born 1880 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Servant, Mary Hannah (born 1861 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and Joseph's Servant, Lucy Rebecca (born 1862 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).


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Joseph Bright's household

Male

Joseph

Bright

Head
Female

Elizabeth Anne

Bright

Wife
Male

Arthur

Bright

Son
Female

Ethel

Bright

Daughter
Male

Charles

Bright

Son
Male

Alexander

Bright

Son
Male

Malcolm

Bright

Son
Female

Margaret

Bright

Daughter
Female

Dora

Bright

Daughter
Female

Mabel

Bright

Daughter
Female

Mary Hannah

Wragg

Servant
Female

Lucy Rebecca

Baker

Servant
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Bright
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Battersea, Surrey, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Bright

Head

Married

49

1832

Battersea, Surrey, England

Elizabeth Anne

Bright

Wife

Married

42

1839

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Arthur

Bright

Son

Single

18

1863

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Ethel

Bright

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Charles

Bright

Son

Single

8

1873

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Alexander

Bright

Son

Single

6

1875

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Malcolm

Bright

Son

Single

4

1877

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Margaret

Bright

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Dora

Bright

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Mabel

Bright

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Mary Hannah

Wragg

Servant

Single

20

1861

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Lucy Rebecca

Baker

Servant

Single

19

1862

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

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