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Household of John Leighton (born 1833, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Macclesfield, 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.

John Leighton and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Leighton, born in 1833 in Alderley, Cheshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah Leighton, born in 1831 in Gresford, Denbighshire, Wales. They had 2 children; James (born 1858 in Henbury, Cheshire, England) and George (born 1873 in Henbury, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Dautr, Sarah (born 1862 in Henbury, Cheshire, England), John's Dautr, Mary (born 1867 in Henbury, Cheshire, England) and John's Dautr, Eleanor A (born 1869 in Henbury, Cheshire, England).


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John Leighton's household

Male

John

Leighton

Head
Female

Sarah

Leighton

Wife
Male

James

Leighton

Son
Female

Sarah

Leighton

Dautr
Female

Mary

Leighton

Dautr
Female

Eleanor A

Leighton

Dautr
Male

George

Leighton

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Leighton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Alderley, Cheshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Leighton

Head

Married

48

1833

Alderley, Cheshire, England

Sarah

Leighton

Wife

Married

50

1831

Gresford, Denbighshire, Wales

James

Leighton

Son

Single

23

1858

Henbury, Cheshire, England

Sarah

Leighton

Dautr

Single

19

1862

Henbury, Cheshire, England

Mary

Leighton

Dautr

Single

14

1867

Henbury, Cheshire, England

Eleanor A

Leighton

Dautr

Single

12

1869

Henbury, Cheshire, England

George

Leighton

Son

Single

8

1873

Henbury, Cheshire, England

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