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Household of Richard L Blight (born 1831, Cornwall)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in East Stonehouse, 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 L Blight and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard L Blight, born in 1831 in Anthony, Cornwall, consisted of 12 members. Richard L was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Blight, born in 1835 in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England. They had 7 children; Thomas R (born 1856 in Hull, Yorkshire, England), Richard L (born 1858 in Stonehouse, Devon, England), Elizabeth A (born 1860 in Stonehouse, Devon, England), Charles L (born 1865 in Stonehouse, Devon, England), Lilian (born 1867 in Stonehouse, Devon, England), Alice M (born 1868 in Stonehouse, Devon, England) and Reginald L (born 1877 in Stonehouse, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Richard L's Servant, Thomas (born 1851 in Devon, England), Richard L's Servant, Edith (born 1861 in Devonport, Devon, England) and Richard L's Visitor, Joseph (born 1854 in France).


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Richard L Blight's household

Male

Richard L

Blight

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Blight

Wife
Male

Thomas R

Blight

Son
Male

Richard L

Blight

Son
Female

Elizabeth A

Blight

Daughter
Male

Charles L

Blight

Son
Female

Lilian

Blight

Daughter
Female

Alice M

Blight

Daughter
Male

Reginald L

Blight

Son
Male

Thomas

Richards

Servant
Female

Edith

Blight

Servant
Male

Joseph

Lamegeon

Visitor
First name(s) Richard L
Last name Blight
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Anthony, Cornwall, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard L

Blight

Head

Married

50

1831

Anthony, Cornwall, England

Elizabeth

Blight

Wife

Married

46

1835

Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England

Thomas R

Blight

Son

Single

25

1856

Hull, Yorkshire, England

Richard L

Blight

Son

Single

23

1858

Stonehouse, Devon, England

Elizabeth A

Blight

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Stonehouse, Devon, England

Charles L

Blight

Son

Single

16

1865

Stonehouse, Devon, England

Lilian

Blight

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Stonehouse, Devon, England

Alice M

Blight

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Stonehouse, Devon, England

Reginald L

Blight

Son

Single

4

1877

Stonehouse, Devon, England

Thomas

Richards

Servant

Single

30

1851

Devon, England

Edith

Blight

Servant

Single

20

1861

Devonport, Devon, England

Joseph

Lamegeon

Visitor

Single

27

1854

France

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