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Household of Robert Blight (born 1839, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Woolwich, London,Kent, 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.

Robert Blight and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Blight, born in 1839 in Crediton, Devon, consisted of 8 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Jane Blight, born in 1841 in Shobrooke, Devon, England. They had 5 children; Charles H (born 1865 in Shobrooke, Devon, England), Philip E (born 1865 in Guildford, Surrey, England), Ellen E (born 1867 in Guildford, Surrey, England), Beatrice F (born 1868 in Crediton, Devon, England) and Janie B (born 1881 in Putney, Surrey, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Robert's Mother In L, Elizabeth Bissell, born in 1805 in Crediton, Devon, England.


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Robert Blight's household

Male

Robert

Blight

Head
Female

Jane

Blight

Wife
Male

Charles H

Maslin

Son
Male

Philip E

Blight

Son
Female

Ellen E

Blight

Daughter
Female

Beatrice F

Maslin

Daughter
Female

Janie B

Blight

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Bissell

Mother In L
First name(s) Robert
Last name Blight
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Crediton, Devon, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Blight

Head

Married

42

1839

Crediton, Devon, England

Jane

Blight

Wife

Married

40

1841

Shobrooke, Devon, England

Charles H

Maslin

Son

Single

16

1865

Shobrooke, Devon, England

Philip E

Blight

Son

Single

16

1865

Guildford, Surrey, England

Ellen E

Blight

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Guildford, Surrey, England

Beatrice F

Maslin

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Crediton, Devon, England

Janie B

Blight

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Putney, Surrey, England

Elizabeth

Bissell

Mother In L

Widow

76

1805

Crediton, Devon, England

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