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Household of Thomas Blight (born 1812, Cornwall)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Tavistock, 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.

Thomas Blight and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Blight, born in 1812 in Calstock, Cornwall, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Blight, born in 1822 in Calstock, Cornwall, England. They had 5 children; Elizabeth (born 1853 in Calstock, Cornwall, England), Eliza Ann (born 1861 in Calstock, Cornwall, England), Richard James (born 1865 in Calstock, Cornwall, England), Emma (born 1867 in Calstock, Cornwall, England) and Edna Maud (born 1878 in Calstock, Cornwall, England).


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Thomas Blight's household

Male

Thomas

Blight

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Blight

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Blight

Daughter
Female

Eliza Ann

Blight

Daughter
Male

Richard James

Blight

Son
Female

Emma

Blight

Daughter
Female

Edna Maud

Blight

Daughter
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Blight
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 69
Birth year 1812
Birth place Calstock, Cornwall, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Blight

Head

Married

69

1812

Calstock, Cornwall, England

Elizabeth

Blight

Wife

Married

59

1822

Calstock, Cornwall, England

Elizabeth

Blight

Daughter

Single

28

1853

Calstock, Cornwall, England

Eliza Ann

Blight

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Calstock, Cornwall, England

Richard James

Blight

Son

Single

16

1865

Calstock, Cornwall, England

Emma

Blight

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Calstock, Cornwall, England

Edna Maud

Blight

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Calstock, Cornwall, England

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