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 1827, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bradford, 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 8 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of John Light, born in 1827 in Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Light, born in 1833 in Yorkshire, England. They had 7 children; Grace (born 1858 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England), David (born 1860 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England), Sarah Ann (born 1862 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England), Mary Hannah (born 1865 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England), John Ed (born 1872 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England), Beatrice (born 1874 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England) and Arthur E (born 1879 in Bradford, 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

Elizabeth

Light

Wife
Female

Grace

Light

Daughter
Male

David

Light

Son
Female

Sarah Ann

Light

Daughter
Female

Mary Hannah

Light

Daughter
Male

John Ed

Light

Son
Female

Beatrice

Light

Daughter
Male

Arthur E

Light

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Light
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Yorkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Light

Head

Married

54

1827

Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Light

Wife

Married

48

1833

Yorkshire, England

Grace

Light

Daughter

Single

23

1858

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

David

Light

Son

Single

21

1860

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Sarah Ann

Light

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Mary Hannah

Light

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

John Ed

Light

Son

Single

9

1872

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Beatrice

Light

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Arthur E

Light

Son

Single

2

1879

Bradford, 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 Bradford 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 166 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