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Household of John Leighton (born 1822, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lancaster, 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 Leighton and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Leighton, born in 1822 in Lancaster, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Alice Leighton, born in 1823 in Skerton, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; James (born 1858 in Slyne, Lancashire, England), Rachel (born 1862 in Slyne, Lancashire, England) and Martha E (born 1866 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England). They had 1 grandchild; Sarah B, born 1874 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England.


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John Leighton's household

Male

John

Leighton

Head
Female

Alice

Leighton

Wife
Male

James

Leighton

Son
Female

Rachel

Leighton

Daughter
Female

Martha E

Leighton

Daughter
Female

Sarah B

Leighton

Grand Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Leighton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 59
Birth year 1822
Birth place Lancaster, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Leighton

Head

Married

59

1822

Lancaster, Lancashire, England

Alice

Leighton

Wife

Married

58

1823

Skerton, Lancashire, England

James

Leighton

Son

Single

23

1858

Slyne, Lancashire, England

Rachel

Leighton

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Slyne, Lancashire, England

Martha E

Leighton

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Lancaster, Lancashire, England

Sarah B

Leighton

Grand Daughter

Single

7

1874

Lancaster, Lancashire, England

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