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Household of Eliza Lightowler (born 1831, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dewsbury, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West 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.

Eliza Lightowler and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Eliza Lightowler, born in 1831 in Mirfield, Yorkshire, consisted of 6 members. Eliza was the head of the household, widow. She had 2 children; Joseph (born 1863 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England) and Herbert (born 1868 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Eliza's Son Boar, John (born 1858 in Shutton, Durham, England), Eliza's Daughter In Law, Thomisen (born 1859 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England) and Eliza's Boarder, Aaron (born 1829 in Yorkshire, England).


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Eliza Lightowler's household

Female

Eliza

Lightowler

Head
Male

John

Lightowler

Son Boar
Female

Thomisen

Lightowler

Daughter In Law
Male

Joseph

Lightowler

Son
Male

Herbert

Lightowler

Son
Male

Aaron

Aveyard

Boarder
First name(s) Eliza
Last name Lightowler
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Mirfield, Yorkshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Eliza

Lightowler

Head

Widow

50

1831

Mirfield, Yorkshire, England

John

Lightowler

Son Boar

Married

23

1858

Shutton, Durham, England

Thomisen

Lightowler

Daughter In Law

Married

22

1859

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Joseph

Lightowler

Son

Single

18

1863

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Herbert

Lightowler

Son

Single

13

1868

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Aaron

Aveyard

Boarder

Married

52

1829

Yorkshire, England

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