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Household of Hugh Lightburne (born 1816, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bolton, 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.

Hugh Lightburne and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Hugh Lightburne, born in 1816 in Over Darwen, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. Hugh was the head of the household, married to Mary Lightburne, born in 1822 in Pendlebury, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Emma (born 1853 in Kearsley, Lancashire, England), Richard (born 1857 in Kearsley, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth (born 1862 in Kearsley, Lancashire, England), Ann (born 1864 in Kearsley, Lancashire, England) and James (born 1866 in Kearsley, Lancashire, England). They had 2 grandchildren; Ellen (born 1847 in Kearsley, Lancashire, England) and Emma (born 1881 in Kearsley, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Hugh's Niece, Elizabeth Leyland, born in 1861 in Kearsley, Lancashire, England.


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Hugh Lightburne's household

Male

Hugh

Lightburne

Head
Female

Mary

Lightburne

Wife
Female

Emma

Lightburne

Daughter
Male

Richard

Lightburne

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Lightburne

Daughter
Female

Ann

Lightburne

Daughter
Male

James

Lightburne

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Leyland

Niece
Female

Ellen

Taylor

Grand Daughter
Female

Emma

Taylor

Grand Daughter
First name(s) Hugh
Last name Lightburne
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 65
Birth year 1816
Birth place Over Darwen, Lancashire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Hugh

Lightburne

Head

Married

65

1816

Over Darwen, Lancashire, England

Mary

Lightburne

Wife

Married

59

1822

Pendlebury, Lancashire, England

Emma

Lightburne

Daughter

Single

28

1853

Kearsley, Lancashire, England

Richard

Lightburne

Son

Single

24

1857

Kearsley, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Lightburne

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Kearsley, Lancashire, England

Ann

Lightburne

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Kearsley, Lancashire, England

James

Lightburne

Son

Single

15

1866

Kearsley, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Leyland

Niece

Single

20

1861

Kearsley, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Taylor

Grand Daughter

Single

34

1847

Kearsley, Lancashire, England

Emma

Taylor

Grand Daughter

Single

0

1881

Kearsley, Lancashire, England

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