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Household of Daniel Leighton (born 1817, Flintshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Easington, Durham, 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.

Daniel Leighton and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Daniel Leighton, born in 1817 in Holywell, Flintshire, consisted of 9 members. Daniel was the head of the household, married to Ann Leighton, born in 1822 in Bolton, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Ruth (born 1856 in Sherburn, Durham, England), Robert (born 1861 in Haswell, Durham, England) and Sarah (born 1865 in Haswell, Durham, England). They had 4 grandchildren; Tamar (born 1877 in Haswell, Durham, England), Elizabeth (born 1879 in Haswell, Durham, England), Annie E (born 1871 in Haswell, Durham, England) and Maria (born 1875 in Haswell, Durham, England).


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Daniel Leighton's household

Male

Daniel

Leighton

Head
Female

Ann

Leighton

Wife
Female

Ruth

Dodds

Daughter
Female

Tamar

Dodds

Grand Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Dodds

Grand Daughter
Male

Robert

Leighton

Son
Female

Sarah

Leighton

Daughter
Female

Annie E

Jones

Grand Daughter
Female

Maria

Jones

Grand Daughter
First name(s) Daniel
Last name Leighton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 64
Birth year 1817
Birth place Holywell, Flintshire, Wales

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Daniel

Leighton

Head

Married

64

1817

Holywell, Flintshire, Wales

Ann

Leighton

Wife

Married

59

1822

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Ruth

Dodds

Daughter

Married

25

1856

Sherburn, Durham, England

Tamar

Dodds

Grand Daughter

Single

4

1877

Haswell, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Dodds

Grand Daughter

Single

2

1879

Haswell, Durham, England

Robert

Leighton

Son

Single

20

1861

Haswell, Durham, England

Sarah

Leighton

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Haswell, Durham, England

Annie E

Jones

Grand Daughter

Single

10

1871

Haswell, Durham, England

Maria

Jones

Grand Daughter

Single

6

1875

Haswell, Durham, England

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