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Household of William Light (born 1842, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bath, Somerset, 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 Light and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Light, born in 1842 in Chew Magna, Somerset, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Virtue Light, born in 1849 in Publow, Somerset, England. They had 7 children; William H (born 1869 in Stanton Drew, Somerset, England), Charles W (born 1870 in Stanton Drew, Somerset, England), Albert (born 1872 in Stanton Drew, Somerset, England), Mina (born 1874 in Stanton Drew, Somerset, England), Elizabeth A (born 1876 in Wellow, Somerset, England), Florence (born 1878 in Wellow, Somerset, England) and Millicent (born 1880 in Wellow, Somerset, England).


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William Light's household

Male

William

Light

Head
Female

Virtue

Light

Wife
Male

William H

Light

Son
Male

Charles W

Light

Son
Male

Albert

Light

Son
Female

Mina

Light

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth A

Light

Daughter
Female

Florence

Light

Daughter
Female

Millicent

Light

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Light
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Chew Magna, Somerset, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Light

Head

Married

39

1842

Chew Magna, Somerset, England

Virtue

Light

Wife

Married

32

1849

Publow, Somerset, England

William H

Light

Son

Single

12

1869

Stanton Drew, Somerset, England

Charles W

Light

Son

Single

11

1870

Stanton Drew, Somerset, England

Albert

Light

Son

Single

9

1872

Stanton Drew, Somerset, England

Mina

Light

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Stanton Drew, Somerset, England

Elizabeth A

Light

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Wellow, Somerset, England

Florence

Light

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Wellow, Somerset, England

Millicent

Light

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Wellow, Somerset, England

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