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Household of Henry Lightbourn (born 1816, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Altrincham, Cheshire, 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.

Henry Lightbourn and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Lightbourn, born in 1816 in Blackburn, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Martha Lightbourn, born in 1836 in Bridgnorth, Shropshire, England. They had 3 children; Henry (born 1869 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), Ellen (born 1872 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England) and Alice (born 1874 in Altrincham, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Henry's Visitor, John Head, born in 1839 in Bridgnorth, Shropshire, England.


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Henry Lightbourn's household

Male

Henry

Lightbourn

Head
Female

Martha

Lightbourn

Wife
Male

Henry

Lightbourn

Son
Female

Ellen

Lightbourn

Daughter
Female

Alice

Lightbourn

Daughter
Male

John

Head

Visitor
First name(s) Henry
Last name Lightbourn
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 65
Birth year 1816
Birth place Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

Lightbourn

Head

Married

65

1816

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Martha

Lightbourn

Wife

Married

45

1836

Bridgnorth, Shropshire, England

Henry

Lightbourn

Son

Single

12

1869

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Lightbourn

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Alice

Lightbourn

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Altrincham, Cheshire, England

John

Head

Visitor

Single

42

1839

Bridgnorth, Shropshire, England

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