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Household of Absalm Leighton (born 1844, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Howden, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (East Riding), 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.

Absalm Leighton and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Absalm Leighton, born in 1844 in Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. Absalm was the head of the household, married to Esther Leighton, born in 1851 in Hive, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; Tom G (born 1870 in Yorkshire, England), Mary (born 1873 in Yorkshire, England), Hannah (born 1876 in Staddlethorpe, Yorkshire, England) and Esther (born 1879 in Staddlethorpe, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Absalm's Visitor, Mary Wailman, born in 1855 in Laxton, Yorkshire, England.


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Absalm Leighton's household

Male

Absalm

Leighton

Head
Female

Esther

Leighton

Wife
Male

Tom G

Leighton

Son
Female

Mary

Leighton

Daughter
Female

Hannah

Leighton

Daughter
Female

Esther

Leighton

Daughter
Female

Mary

Wailman

Visitor
First name(s) Absalm
Last name Leighton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Absalm

Leighton

Head

Married

37

1844

Yorkshire, England

Esther

Leighton

Wife

Married

30

1851

Hive, Yorkshire, England

Tom G

Leighton

Son

Single

11

1870

Yorkshire, England

Mary

Leighton

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Yorkshire, England

Hannah

Leighton

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Staddlethorpe, Yorkshire, England

Esther

Leighton

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Staddlethorpe, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Wailman

Visitor

Single

26

1855

Laxton, Yorkshire, England

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