William Moore
Born 1834
Start a free trial to view
Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time
Household of William Blight (born 1831, Devon)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bideford, Devon, England
More informationkeyboard_arrow_down
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 7 other people are on this record
More informationkeyboard_arrow_down
In the 1881 Census, the household of William Blight, born in 1831 in Holsworthy, Devon, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Lucilla Blight, born in 1843 in Milton Damerel, Devon, England. They had 3 children; Bessie (born 1862 in Newton St Petrock, Devon, England), Mary (born 1869 in Newton St Petrock, Devon, England) and Caroline (born 1876 in Newton St Petrock, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Thomas (born 1864 in Frithelstock, Devon, England), William's Servant, Samuel (born 1864 in Shebbear, Devon, England) and William's Servant, Arscott (born 1868 in Newton St Petrock, Devon, England).
Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time
William Blight's household
William
Blight
Head
Lucilla
Blight
Wife
Bessie
Blight
Daughter
Mary
Blight
Daughter
Caroline
Blight
Daughter
Thomas
Brooks
Servant
Samuel
Lewis
Servant
Arscott
Hern
Servant
| First name(s) | William |
| Last name | Blight |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 50 |
| Birth year | 1831 |
| Birth place | Holsworthy, Devon, England |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
William | Blight | Head | Married | 50 | 1831 | Holsworthy, Devon, England | |
Lucilla | Blight | Wife | Married | 38 | 1843 | Milton Damerel, Devon, England | |
Bessie | Blight | Daughter | Single | 19 | 1862 | Newton St Petrock, Devon, England | |
Mary | Blight | Daughter | Single | 12 | 1869 | Newton St Petrock, Devon, England | |
Caroline | Blight | Daughter | Single | 5 | 1876 | Newton St Petrock, Devon, England | |
Thomas | Brooks | Servant | Single | 17 | 1864 | Frithelstock, Devon, England | |
Samuel | Lewis | Servant | Single | 17 | 1864 | Shebbear, Devon, England | |
Arscott | Hern | Servant | Single | 13 | 1868 | Newton St Petrock, Devon, England |
Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections
Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of William Blight in Bideford in 1881, and follow the Blight family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.
We've found family trees for William Blight
We’ve found William Blight in 82 family trees. Find out more about William Blight's household and view the Blight family in family trees created by Findmypast members.
Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census
These might have been neighbours of William Blight, recorded on nearby pages of the 1881 Census.