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Household of Thomas Light (born 1838, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Portsea Island, Hampshire, 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 Light and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Light, born in 1838 in Dartmouth, Devon, consisted of 6 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Sarah Light, born in 1841 in Dartmouth, Devon, England. They had 4 children; Clara (born 1859 in Dartmouth, Devon, England), Sarah (born 1866 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England), Thomas (born 1869 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England) and Reuben (born 1880 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England).


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Thomas Light's household

Male

Thomas

Light

Head
Female

Sarah

Light

Wife
Female

Clara

Light

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Light

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Light

Son
Male

Reuben

Light

Son
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Light
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Dartmouth, Devon, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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Thomas

Light

Head

Married

43

1838

Dartmouth, Devon, England

Sarah

Light

Wife

Married

40

1841

Dartmouth, Devon, England

Clara

Light

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Dartmouth, Devon, England

Sarah

Light

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Thomas

Light

Son

Single

12

1869

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Reuben

Light

Son

Single

1

1880

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

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