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Household of Thomas Bright (born 1833, 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.

Thomas Bright and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Bright, born in 1833 in Devon, consisted of 10 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Hannah Bright, born in 1844 in Bridgend, Glamorganshire, Wales. They had 6 children; Thomas (born 1864 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales), William (born 1866 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales), Elizabeth (born 1866 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales), Robert (born 1868 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales), Benjamin (born 1878 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales) and Louisa (born 1880 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Boarder, David (born 1847 in Ireland) and Thomas's Visitor, Elizabeth (born 1844 in Devon, England).


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Thomas Bright's household

Male

Thomas

Bright

Head
Female

Hannah

Bright

Wife
Male

Thomas

Bright

Son
Male

William

Bright

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Bright

Daughter
Male

Robert

Bright

Son
Male

Benjamin

Bright

Son
Female

Louisa

Bright

Daughter
Male

David

Sunneen

Boarder
Female

Elizabeth

Nichols

Visitor
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Bright
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Devon, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Bright

Head

Married

48

1833

Devon, England

Hannah

Bright

Wife

Married

37

1844

Bridgend, Glamorganshire, Wales

Thomas

Bright

Son

Single

17

1864

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

William

Bright

Son

Single

15

1866

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

Elizabeth

Bright

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

Robert

Bright

Son

Single

13

1868

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

Benjamin

Bright

Son

Single

3

1878

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

Louisa

Bright

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

David

Sunneen

Boarder

Single

34

1847

Ireland

Elizabeth

Nichols

Visitor

Widow

37

1844

Devon, England

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