Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of John Light (born 1815, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Pateley Bridge, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), England

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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 Light and 3 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of John Light, born in 1815 in Yorkshire, consisted of 4 members. John was the head of the household, married to Hannah Light, born in 1826 in Clifton, Yorkshire, England. They had 1 grandchild; John G, born 1874 in Yorkshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, John P Swales, born in 1865 in Silver Hill, Yorkshire, England.


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

John Light's household

Male

John

Light

Head
Female

Hannah

Light

Wife
Male

John G

Light

Grand Son
Male

John P

Swales

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Light
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 66
Birth year 1815
Birth place Yorkshire, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Light

Head

Married

66

1815

Yorkshire, England

Hannah

Light

Wife

Married

55

1826

Clifton, Yorkshire, England

John G

Light

Grand Son

Single

7

1874

Yorkshire, England

John P

Swales

Servant

Single

16

1865

Silver Hill, Yorkshire, England

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of John Light in Pateley Bridge in 1881, and follow the Light family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for John Light

We’ve found John Light in 116 family trees. Find out more about John Light's household and view the Light family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census