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Household of William Blight (born 1837, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Torrington, Devon, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Blight, born in 1837 in Newton St Petrock, Devon, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Blight, born in 1838 in West Putford, Devon, England. They had 7 children; Annie (born 1862 in Bulkworthy, Devon, England), Eva J (born 1865 in Devon, England), James (born 1868 in Bulkworthy, Devon, England), William H (born 1873 in Bulkworthy, Devon, England), John T (born 1875 in Bulkworthy, Devon, England), Lydia M (born 1876 in Bulkworthy, Devon, England) and Mary B (born 1879 in Langtree, Devon, England).


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William Blight's household

Male

William

Blight

Head
Female

Mary

Blight

Wife
Female

Annie

Blight

Daughter
Female

Eva J

Blight

Daughter
Male

James

Blight

Son
Male

William H

Blight

Son
Male

John T

Blight

Son
Female

Lydia M

Blight

Daughter
Female

Mary B

Blight

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Blight
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Newton St Petrock, Devon, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Blight

Head

Married

44

1837

Newton St Petrock, Devon, England

Mary

Blight

Wife

Married

43

1838

West Putford, Devon, England

Annie

Blight

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Bulkworthy, Devon, England

Eva J

Blight

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Devon, England

James

Blight

Son

Single

13

1868

Bulkworthy, Devon, England

William H

Blight

Son

Single

8

1873

Bulkworthy, Devon, England

John T

Blight

Son

Single

6

1875

Bulkworthy, Devon, England

Lydia M

Blight

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Bulkworthy, Devon, England

Mary B

Blight

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Langtree, Devon, England

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