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Household of James Lightfoot (born 1846, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Durham, Durham, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Lightfoot, born in 1846 in St Giles, Durham, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Martha Lightfoot, born in 1842 in Chester Le Street, Durham, England. They had 3 children; John R (born 1873 in St Giles, Durham, England), Jane A (born 1877 in St Giles, Durham, England) and Elizabeth (born 1880 in St Giles, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Mother, Jane (born 1802 in Darlington, Durham, England) and James's Boarder, William (born 1813 in St Margarets, Durham, England).


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James Lightfoot's household

Male

James

Lightfoot

Head
Female

Martha

Lightfoot

Wife
Male

John R

Lightfoot

Son
Female

Jane A

Lightfoot

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Lightfoot

Daughter
Female

Jane

Lightfoot

Mother
Male

William

Fleming

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Lightfoot
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place St Giles, Durham, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Lightfoot

Head

Married

35

1846

St Giles, Durham, England

Martha

Lightfoot

Wife

Married

39

1842

Chester Le Street, Durham, England

John R

Lightfoot

Son

Single

8

1873

St Giles, Durham, England

Jane A

Lightfoot

Daughter

Single

4

1877

St Giles, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Lightfoot

Daughter

Single

1

1880

St Giles, Durham, England

Jane

Lightfoot

Mother

Widow

79

1802

Darlington, Durham, England

William

Fleming

Boarder

Married

68

1813

St Margarets, Durham, England

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