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Household of William E Light (born 1819, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dover, Kent, 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 E Light and 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William E Light, born in 1819 in City of London, Middlesex, consisted of 13 members. William E was the head of the household, married to Mary A S Light, born in 1814 in Streatham, Surrey, England. They had 4 children; Katherine S (born 1851 in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England), Edith M (born 1852 in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England), Constance E (born 1861 in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England) and Eleanor (born 1853 in Red Hill, Surrey, England). They had 1 grandchild; Eleanor, born 1880 in Dover, Kent, England.
During the period, also present in the household were William E's Son In Law, James Y F (born 1844 in South America), William E's Servant, Jessie (born 1818 in Scotland), William E's Servant, Elizabeth D (born 1856 in Rochester, Kent, England), William E's Servant, Matilda (born 1858 in Cobham, Kent, England), William E's Servant, Agnes (born 1866 in Dover, Kent, England) and William E's Servant, Anne (born 1862 in Westwell, Kent, England).


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William E Light's household

Male

William E

Light

Head
Female

Mary A S

Light

Wife
Female

Katherine S

Light

Daughter
Female

Edith M

Light

Daughter
Female

Constance E

Light

Daughter
Male

James Y F

Sulivan

Son In Law
Female

Eleanor

Sulivan

Daughter
Female

Eleanor

Sulivan

Grand Daughter
Female

Jessie

Telfer

Servant
Female

Elizabeth D

Spurgeon

Servant
Female

Matilda

Gilbert

Servant
Female

Agnes

Gilbert

Servant
Female

Anne

Carey

Servant
First name(s) William E
Last name Light
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 62
Birth year 1819
Birth place City of London, Middlesex, England

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William E

Light

Head

Married

62

1819

City of London, Middlesex, England

Mary A S

Light

Wife

Married

67

1814

Streatham, Surrey, England

Katherine S

Light

Daughter

Single

30

1851

Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England

Edith M

Light

Daughter

Single

29

1852

Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England

Constance E

Light

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England

James Y F

Sulivan

Son In Law

Married

37

1844

South America

Eleanor

Sulivan

Daughter

Married

28

1853

Red Hill, Surrey, England

Eleanor

Sulivan

Grand Daughter

Single

1

1880

Dover, Kent, England

Jessie

Telfer

Servant

Single

63

1818

Scotland

Elizabeth D

Spurgeon

Servant

Single

25

1856

Rochester, Kent, England

Matilda

Gilbert

Servant

Single

23

1858

Cobham, Kent, England

Agnes

Gilbert

Servant

Single

15

1866

Dover, Kent, England

Anne

Carey

Servant

Single

19

1862

Westwell, Kent, England

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