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Household of Henry Lightfoot (born 1825, Shropshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorlton, Lancashire, 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 Lightfoot and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Lightfoot, born in 1825 in Shropshire, consisted of 12 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Matilda Lightfoot, born in 1834 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 9 children; Sarah (born 1856 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Henry (born 1859 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Robert (born 1862 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Mary (born 1864 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Charles (born 1866 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Amy (born 1869 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), John (born 1872 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1874 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Arthur (born 1877 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Henry's Servant, Mary Buckley, born in 1854 in Audlem, Cheshire, England.


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Henry Lightfoot's household

Male

Henry

Lightfoot

Head
Female

Matilda

Lightfoot

Wife
Female

Sarah

Lightfoot

Daughter
Male

Henry

Lightfoot

Son
Male

Robert

Lightfoot

Son
Female

Mary

Lightfoot

Daughter
Male

Charles

Lightfoot

Son
Female

Amy

Lightfoot

Daughter
Male

John

Lightfoot

Son
Male

Thomas

Lightfoot

Son
Male

Arthur

Lightfoot

Son
Female

Mary

Buckley

Servant
First name(s) Henry
Last name Lightfoot
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place Shropshire, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

Lightfoot

Head

Married

56

1825

Shropshire, England

Matilda

Lightfoot

Wife

Married

47

1834

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Lightfoot

Daughter

Single

25

1856

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Henry

Lightfoot

Son

Single

22

1859

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Robert

Lightfoot

Son

Single

19

1862

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Mary

Lightfoot

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Charles

Lightfoot

Son

Single

15

1866

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Amy

Lightfoot

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Manchester, Lancashire, England

John

Lightfoot

Son

Single

9

1872

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Lightfoot

Son

Single

7

1874

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Arthur

Lightfoot

Son

Single

4

1877

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Mary

Buckley

Servant

Single

27

1854

Audlem, Cheshire, England

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