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Household of Joseph Light (born 1841, Dorset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hackney, London,Middlesex, 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 Light and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Light, born in 1841 in Beaminster, Dorset, consisted of 4 members. Joseph was the head of the household, widower. He had 2 children; Mary L (born 1869 in Stoke Newington, Middlesex, England) and Margaret J (born 1871 in Stoke Newington, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Housekeeper, Caroline Ciddon, born in 1830 in Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England.


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Joseph Light's household

Male

Joseph

Light

Head
Female

Mary L

Light

Daughter
Female

Margaret J

Light

Daughter
Female

Caroline

Ciddon

Housekeeper
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Light
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Beaminster, Dorset, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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Joseph

Light

Head

Widower

40

1841

Beaminster, Dorset, England

Mary L

Light

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Stoke Newington, Middlesex, England

Margaret J

Light

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Stoke Newington, Middlesex, England

Caroline

Ciddon

Housekeeper

Widow

51

1830

Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England

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