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Household of Samuel Blight (born 1809, Cornwall)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Penzance, 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.

Samuel Blight and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel Blight, born in 1809 in Ludgvan, Cornwall, consisted of 4 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Blight, born in 1832 in Paul, Cornwall, England. They had 1 child; Bessie, born 1874 in Ludgvan, Cornwall, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Samuel's Step Daughter, Phillippa Grendall, born in 1862 in Phillack, Cornwall, England.


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Samuel Blight's household

Male

Samuel

Blight

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Blight

Wife
Female

Phillippa

Grendall

Step Daughter
Female

Bessie

Blight

Daughter
First name(s) Samuel
Last name Blight
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 72
Birth year 1809
Birth place Ludgvan, Cornwall, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel

Blight

Head

Married

72

1809

Ludgvan, Cornwall, England

Elizabeth

Blight

Wife

Married

49

1832

Paul, Cornwall, England

Phillippa

Grendall

Step Daughter

Single

19

1862

Phillack, Cornwall, England

Bessie

Blight

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Ludgvan, Cornwall, England

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