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Household of William H Blight (born 1827, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Totnes, 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 H Blight and 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William H Blight, born in 1827 in Devon, consisted of 13 members. William H was the head of the household, married to Jane A Blight, born in 1831 in Teignmouth, Devon, England. They had 6 children; Rosamond (born 1852 in Plymouth, Devon, England), William (born 1861 in Devon, England), Amelia R (born 1864 in Plymouth, Devon, England), Nellie M (born 1868 in Plymouth, Devon, England), Percival S (born 1871 in Plymouth, Devon, England) and Stuart J (born 1875 in Plymouth, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William H's Servant, Mary (born 1842 in Gwennap, Devon, England), William H's Servant, Lizzie J F (born 1865 in Tavistock, Devon, England), William H's Servant, Samuel (born 1866 in Devon, England), William H's Boarder, Alfred (born 1849 in Devon, England) and William H's Visitor, John (born 1853 in Hayton, Lancashire, England).


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William H Blight's household

Male

William H

Blight

Head
Female

Jane A

Blight

Wife
Female

Rosamond

L Or Rosumond L. Blight

Daughter
Male

William

H W. Blight

Son
Female

Amelia R

Blight

Daughter
Female

Nellie M

Blight

Daughter
Male

Percival S

Blight

Son
Male

Stuart J

Blight

Son
Female

Mary

Lowell

Servant
Female

Lizzie J F

West

Servant
Male

Samuel

R Tooley

Servant
Male

Alfred

Vittery

Boarder
Male

John

Rushton

Visitor
First name(s) William H
Last name Blight
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Devon, England

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William H

Blight

Head

Married

54

1827

Devon, England

Jane A

Blight

Wife

Married

50

1831

Teignmouth, Devon, England

Rosamond

L Or Rosumond L. Blight

Daughter

Single

29

1852

Plymouth, Devon, England

William

H W. Blight

Son

Single

20

1861

Devon, England

Amelia R

Blight

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Plymouth, Devon, England

Nellie M

Blight

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Plymouth, Devon, England

Percival S

Blight

Son

Single

10

1871

Plymouth, Devon, England

Stuart J

Blight

Son

Single

6

1875

Plymouth, Devon, England

Mary

Lowell

Servant

Widow

39

1842

Gwennap, Devon, England

Lizzie J F

West

Servant

Single

16

1865

Tavistock, Devon, England

Samuel

R Tooley

Servant

Single

15

1866

Devon, England

Alfred

Vittery

Boarder

-

32

1849

Devon, England

John

Rushton

Visitor

-

28

1853

Hayton, Lancashire, England

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