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Household of Robert Blight (born 1829, Devon)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales
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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 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Blight, born in 1829 in Barnstaple, Devon, consisted of 9 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Blight, born in 1830 in Wellington, Somerset, England. They had 3 children; John (born 1867 in Canton, Glamorganshire, Wales), Samuel (born 1868 in Canton, Glamorganshire, Wales) and Mary J (born 1879 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Visitor, George (born 1829 in Torquay, Devon, England), Robert's Visitor, Annie (born 1862 in Torquay, Devon, England) and Robert's Lodger Head, John O (born 1857 in Torrington, Devon, England).
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Robert Blight's household
Robert
Blight
Head
Elizabeth
Blight
Wife
John
Blight
Son
Samuel
Blight
Son
George
Pett
Visitor
Annie
Pett
Visitor
John O
Trigg
Lodger Head
Mary C
Trigg
Wife
Mary J
Trigg
Daughter
| First name(s) | Robert |
| Last name | Blight |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 52 |
| Birth year | 1829 |
| Birth place | Barnstaple, Devon, England |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Robert | Blight | Head | Married | 52 | 1829 | Barnstaple, Devon, England | |
Elizabeth | Blight | Wife | Married | 51 | 1830 | Wellington, Somerset, England | |
John | Blight | Son | Single | 14 | 1867 | Canton, Glamorganshire, Wales | |
Samuel | Blight | Son | Single | 13 | 1868 | Canton, Glamorganshire, Wales | |
George | Pett | Visitor | Widower | 52 | 1829 | Torquay, Devon, England | |
Annie | Pett | Visitor | Single | 19 | 1862 | Torquay, Devon, England | |
John O | Trigg | Lodger Head | Married | 24 | 1857 | Torrington, Devon, England | |
Mary C | Trigg | Wife | Married | 24 | 1857 | Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales | |
Mary J | Trigg | Daughter | Single | 2 | 1879 | Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales |
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