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Household of Thomas Bright (born 1850, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Taunton, Somerset, 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 Bright and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Bright, born in 1850 in Pitminster, Somerset, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Sarah Bright, born in 1849 in Pitminster, Somerset, England. They had 3 children; Laura B (born 1875 in Pitminster, Somerset, England), Edward T (born 1876 in Pitminster, Somerset, England) and Ellen E (born 1878 in Pitminster, Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Mother In Law, Elizabeth (born 1812 in Pitminster, Somerset, England) and Thomas's Servant, Rhoda (born 1867 in Pitminster, Somerset, England).


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Thomas Bright's household

Male

Thomas

Bright

Head
Female

Sarah

Bright

Wife
Female

Laura B

Bright

Daughter
Male

Edward T

Bright

Son
Female

Ellen E

Bright

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Hine

Mother In Law
Female

Rhoda

Meachem

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Bright
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Pitminster, Somerset, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Bright

Head

Married

31

1850

Pitminster, Somerset, England

Sarah

Bright

Wife

Married

32

1849

Pitminster, Somerset, England

Laura B

Bright

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Pitminster, Somerset, England

Edward T

Bright

Son

Single

5

1876

Pitminster, Somerset, England

Ellen E

Bright

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Pitminster, Somerset, England

Elizabeth

Hine

Mother In Law

Widow

69

1812

Pitminster, Somerset, England

Rhoda

Meachem

Servant

Single

14

1867

Pitminster, Somerset, England

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