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Household of Matilda Light (born 1828, Dorset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Shaftesbury, Dorset, 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.

Matilda Light and 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matilda Light, born in 1828 in Gillingham, Dorset, consisted of 3 members. Matilda was the head of the household, single.
During the period, also present in the household were Matilda's Brother, Eli (born 1818 in Gillingham, Dorset, England) and Matilda's Nephew, George (born 1869 in Gillingham, Dorset, England).


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Matilda Light's household

Female

Matilda

Light

Head
Male

Eli

Light

Brother
Male

George

Harrison

Nephew
First name(s) Matilda
Last name Light
Relationship Head
Marital status Single
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Gillingham, Dorset, England

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Matilda

Light

Head

Single

53

1828

Gillingham, Dorset, England

Eli

Light

Brother

Single

63

1818

Gillingham, Dorset, England

George

Harrison

Nephew

Single

12

1869

Gillingham, Dorset, England

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