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Household of John Leight (born 1828, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, 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.

John Leight and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Leight, born in 1828 in Hall Green, Cheshire, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Harriet Leight, born in 1829 in Chadwick, Cheshire, England. They had 4 children; James T (born 1870 in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England), Alice A (born 1867 in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England), Henry (born 1878 in Dukinfield, Cheshire, England) and John (born 1880 in Dukinfield, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Lodger, Ann E (born 1851 in Hyde, Cheshire, England), John's Lodger, Arthur (born 1873 in Dukinfield, Cheshire, England), John's Lodger, William (born 1875 in Dukinfield, Cheshire, England) and John's Lodger, James (born 1876 in Dukinfield, Cheshire, England).


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John Leight's household

Male

John

Leight

Head
Female

Harriet

Leight

Wife
Male

James T

Leight

Son
Female

Alice A

Leight

Daughter
Female

Ann E

Walker

Lodger
Male

Arthur

Walker

Lodger
Male

William

Walker

Lodger
Male

James

Walker

Lodger
Male

Henry

Walker

Son
Male

John

Walker

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Leight
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Hall Green, Cheshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Leight

Head

Married

53

1828

Hall Green, Cheshire, England

Harriet

Leight

Wife

Married

52

1829

Chadwick, Cheshire, England

James T

Leight

Son

Single

11

1870

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England

Alice A

Leight

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England

Ann E

Walker

Lodger

Married

30

1851

Hyde, Cheshire, England

Arthur

Walker

Lodger

Single

8

1873

Dukinfield, Cheshire, England

William

Walker

Lodger

Single

6

1875

Dukinfield, Cheshire, England

James

Walker

Lodger

Single

5

1876

Dukinfield, Cheshire, England

Henry

Walker

Son

Single

3

1878

Dukinfield, Cheshire, England

John

Walker

Son

Single

1

1880

Dukinfield, Cheshire, England

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