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Household of William Blight (born 1848, Cornwall)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Edmonton, Middlesex, 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.

William Blight and 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Blight, born in 1848 in Torpoint, Cornwall, consisted of 13 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Blight, born in 1850 in Stepney, Middlesex, England. They had 6 children; William (born 1871 in Stepney, Middlesex, England), Samuel (born 1873 in Stepney, Middlesex, England), Florence (born 1875 in Stepney, Middlesex, England), Edith (born 1877 in Stepney, Middlesex, England), Albert (born 1879 in Tottenham, Middlesex, England) and Daisy (born 1881 in Tottenham, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Lodger Head, Frederick B (born 1846 in Deptford, Kent, England), William's Lodger Wife, Caroline (born 1844 in Lewisham, Kent, England), William's Lodger Son, Frederick J (born 1874 in Deptford, Kent, England), William's Lodger Daughter, Caroline M (born 1874 in Deptford, Kent, England) and William's Lodger Daughter, Winifred L (born 1881 in Tottenham, Middlesex, England).


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William Blight's household

Male

William

Blight

Head
Female

Mary

Blight

Wife
Male

William

Blight

Son
Male

Samuel

Blight

Son
Female

Florence

Blight

Daughter
Female

Edith

Blight

Daughter
Male

Albert

Blight

Son
Female

Daisy

Blight

Daughter
Male

Frederick B

Bullen

Lodger Head
Female

Caroline

Bullen

Lodger Wife
Male

Frederick J

Bullen

Lodger Son
Female

Caroline M

Bullen

Lodger Daughter
Female

Winifred L

Bullen

Lodger Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Blight
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Torpoint, Cornwall, England

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Blight

Head

Married

33

1848

Torpoint, Cornwall, England

Mary

Blight

Wife

Married

31

1850

Stepney, Middlesex, England

William

Blight

Son

Single

10

1871

Stepney, Middlesex, England

Samuel

Blight

Son

Single

8

1873

Stepney, Middlesex, England

Florence

Blight

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Stepney, Middlesex, England

Edith

Blight

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Stepney, Middlesex, England

Albert

Blight

Son

Single

2

1879

Tottenham, Middlesex, England

Daisy

Blight

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Tottenham, Middlesex, England

Frederick B

Bullen

Lodger Head

Married

35

1846

Deptford, Kent, England

Caroline

Bullen

Lodger Wife

Married

37

1844

Lewisham, Kent, England

Frederick J

Bullen

Lodger Son

Single

7

1874

Deptford, Kent, England

Caroline M

Bullen

Lodger Daughter

Single

7

1874

Deptford, Kent, England

Winifred L

Bullen

Lodger Daughter

Single

0

1881

Tottenham, Middlesex, England

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