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Household of Robert Light (born 1805, Shropshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wellington, Shropshire, 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.

Robert Light and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Light, born in 1805 in Wellington, Shropshire, consisted of 9 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Ann Light, born in 1809 in Wales. They had 1 child; Bertha, born 1837 in Wombridge, Shropshire, England. They had 5 grandchildren; Martha (born 1858 in Wombridge, Shropshire, England), Herbert (born 1862 in Wrockwardine, Shropshire, England), Anne E (born 1866 in Wrockwardine, Shropshire, England), Alfred (born 1868 in Wrockwardine, Shropshire, England) and John (born 1870 in Wrockwardine, Shropshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Robert's Son In Law, William Roberts, born in 1837 in Wenlock, Shropshire, England.


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Robert Light's household

Male

Robert

Light

Head
Female

Ann

Light

Wife
Male

William

Roberts

Son In Law
Female

Bertha

Roberts

Daughter
Female

Martha

Light

Grand Daughter
Male

Herbert

Roberts

Grand Son
Female

Anne E

Roberts

Grand Daughter
Male

Alfred

Roberts

Grand Son
Male

John

Roberts

Grand Son
First name(s) Robert
Last name Light
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 76
Birth year 1805
Birth place Wellington, Shropshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Light

Head

Married

76

1805

Wellington, Shropshire, England

Ann

Light

Wife

Married

72

1809

Wales

William

Roberts

Son In Law

Married

44

1837

Wenlock, Shropshire, England

Bertha

Roberts

Daughter

Married

44

1837

Wombridge, Shropshire, England

Martha

Light

Grand Daughter

Single

23

1858

Wombridge, Shropshire, England

Herbert

Roberts

Grand Son

Single

19

1862

Wrockwardine, Shropshire, England

Anne E

Roberts

Grand Daughter

Single

15

1866

Wrockwardine, Shropshire, England

Alfred

Roberts

Grand Son

Single

13

1868

Wrockwardine, Shropshire, England

John

Roberts

Grand Son

Single

11

1870

Wrockwardine, Shropshire, England

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