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Household of James Lightfoot (born 1846, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wirral, 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.

James Lightfoot and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Lightfoot, born in 1846 in Gayton, Cheshire, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Ann Lightfoot, born in 1844 in Frankby, Cheshire, England. They had 6 children; Hannah (born 1870 in Gayton, Cheshire, England), Harriet (born 1872 in Gayton, Cheshire, England), Joseph (born 1874 in Gayton, Cheshire, England), John (born 1876 in Gayton, Cheshire, England), Mary (born 1878 in Gayton, Cheshire, England) and Francis (born 1880 in Gayton, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Father, Joseph Lightfoot, born in 1805 in Gayton, Cheshire, England.


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James Lightfoot's household

Male

James

Lightfoot

Head
Female

Ann

Lightfoot

Wife
Female

Hannah

Lightfoot

Daughter
Female

Harriet

Lightfoot

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Lightfoot

Son
Male

John

Lightfoot

Son
Female

Mary

Lightfoot

Daughter
Female

Francis

Lightfoot

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Lightfoot

Father
First name(s) James
Last name Lightfoot
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Gayton, Cheshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Lightfoot

Head

Married

35

1846

Gayton, Cheshire, England

Ann

Lightfoot

Wife

Married

37

1844

Frankby, Cheshire, England

Hannah

Lightfoot

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Gayton, Cheshire, England

Harriet

Lightfoot

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Gayton, Cheshire, England

Joseph

Lightfoot

Son

Single

7

1874

Gayton, Cheshire, England

John

Lightfoot

Son

Single

5

1876

Gayton, Cheshire, England

Mary

Lightfoot

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Gayton, Cheshire, England

Francis

Lightfoot

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Gayton, Cheshire, England

Joseph

Lightfoot

Father

Widower

76

1805

Gayton, Cheshire, England

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