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Household of Richard Blight (born 1807, Cornwall)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Redruth, Cornwall, 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 1807 in Illogan, Cornwall, consisted of 5 members. Richard was the head of the household, widower. He had 3 children; Stephen (born 1843 in Illogan, Cornwall, England), Eliza (born 1848 in Illogan, Cornwall, England) and Richard (born 1850 in Illogan, Cornwall, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Richard's Servant, Mary Prout, born in 1859 in Camborne, Cornwall, England.


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Richard Blight's household

Male

Richard

Blight

Head
Male

Stephen

Blight

Son
Female

Eliza

Blight

Daughter
Male

Richard

Blight

Son
Female

Mary

Prout

Servant
First name(s) Richard
Last name Blight
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 74
Birth year 1807
Birth place Illogan, Cornwall, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Blight

Head

Widower

74

1807

Illogan, Cornwall, England

Stephen

Blight

Son

Single

38

1843

Illogan, Cornwall, England

Eliza

Blight

Daughter

Single

33

1848

Illogan, Cornwall, England

Richard

Blight

Son

Single

31

1850

Illogan, Cornwall, England

Mary

Prout

Servant

Single

22

1859

Camborne, Cornwall, England

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