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Household of Richard Blight (born 1848, Cornwall)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Plymouth, Devon, 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.

Richard Blight and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Blight, born in 1848 in Padstow, Cornwall, consisted of 5 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth J Blight, born in 1848 in Padstow, Cornwall, England. They had 1 child; Richard, born 1881 in Plymouth, Devon, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Richard's Assistant, Joseph (born 1858 in Bristol, Devon, England) and Richard's Servant, Eliza (born 1862 in Stonehouse, Devon, England).


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Richard Blight's household

Male

Richard

Blight

Head
Female

Elizabeth J

Blight

Wife
Male

Richard

Blight

Son
Male

Joseph

Millier

Assistant
Female

Eliza

Murley

Servant
First name(s) Richard
Last name Blight
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Padstow, Cornwall, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Blight

Head

Married

33

1848

Padstow, Cornwall, England

Elizabeth J

Blight

Wife

Married

33

1848

Padstow, Cornwall, England

Richard

Blight

Son

Single

0

1881

Plymouth, Devon, England

Joseph

Millier

Assistant

Single

23

1858

Bristol, Devon, England

Eliza

Murley

Servant

Single

19

1862

Stonehouse, Devon, England

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