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Household of Janet Lightbody (born 1839, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Rollox, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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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.

Janet Lightbody and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Janet Lightbody, born in 1839 in Wishaw, Lanarkshire, consisted of 5 members. Janet was the head of the household, widow. She had 3 children; Marion (born 1862 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jessie (born 1864 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Ellen (born 1866 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Janet's Boarder, James Robertson, born in 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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Janet Lightbody's household

Female

Janet

Lightbody

Head
Female

Marion

Lightbody

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Lightbody

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Lightbody

Daughter
Male

James

Robertson

Boarder
First name(s) Janet
Last name Lightbody
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Janet

Lightbody

Head

Widow

42

1839

Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Marion

Lightbody

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jessie

Lightbody

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ellen

Lightbody

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Robertson

Boarder

-

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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