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Household of Robert Light (born 1859, Gloucestershire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wakefield, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 Light and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Light, born in 1859 in Old Sodbury, Gloucestershire, consisted of 6 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Alice J Light, born in 1857 in Gloucestershire, England. They had 1 child; Mabel A, born 1879 in Normanton, Yorkshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Boarder, David G (born 1855 in Enstone, Oxfordshire, England), Robert's Boarder, William (born 1860 in Lavendon, Buckinghamshire, England) and Robert's Boarder, George (born 1862 in Highworth, Wiltshire, England).


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Robert Light's household

Male

Robert

Light

Head
Female

Alice J

Light

Wife
Female

Mabel A

Light

Daughter
Male

David G

Fowler

Boarder
Male

William

Jenkins

Boarder
Male

George

Miles

Boarder
First name(s) Robert
Last name Light
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 22
Birth year 1859
Birth place Old Sodbury, Gloucestershire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Light

Head

Married

22

1859

Old Sodbury, Gloucestershire, England

Alice J

Light

Wife

Married

24

1857

Gloucestershire, England

Mabel A

Light

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Normanton, Yorkshire, England

David G

Fowler

Boarder

Single

26

1855

Enstone, Oxfordshire, England

William

Jenkins

Boarder

Single

21

1860

Lavendon, Buckinghamshire, England

George

Miles

Boarder

Single

19

1862

Highworth, Wiltshire, England

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