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Household of Jane Light (born 1819, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Islington, London,Middlesex, 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.

Jane Light and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Jane Light, born in 1819 in West Witton, Yorkshire, consisted of 6 members. Jane was the head of the household, widow. She had 2 children; James M (born 1847 in Islington, Middlesex, England) and Edith (born 1859 in Islington, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Jane's Cousin, James (born 1841 in St Pancras, Middlesex, England), Jane's Visitor, James (born 1880 in St Pancras, Middlesex, England) and Jane's Servant, Georgina (born 1861 in King's Lynn, Norfolk, England).


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Jane Light's household

Female

Jane

Light

Head
Male

James M

Light

Son
Female

Edith

Light

Daughter
Male

James

Moody

Cousin
Male

James

Urquahart

Visitor
Female

Georgina

Fox

Servant
First name(s) Jane
Last name Light
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 62
Birth year 1819
Birth place West Witton, Yorkshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Jane

Light

Head

Widow

62

1819

West Witton, Yorkshire, England

James M

Light

Son

Single

34

1847

Islington, Middlesex, England

Edith

Light

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Islington, Middlesex, England

James

Moody

Cousin

Single

40

1841

St Pancras, Middlesex, England

James

Urquahart

Visitor

Single

1

1880

St Pancras, Middlesex, England

Georgina

Fox

Servant

Single

20

1861

King's Lynn, Norfolk, England

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