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Household of John Lightfoot (born 1860, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Nantwich, 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 Lightfoot and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Lightfoot, born in 1860 in Nantwich, Cheshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, single.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Brother, William (born 1856 in Nantwich, Cheshire, England), John's Sister, Elizabeth (born 1839 in Nantwich, Cheshire, England), John's Brother In Law, John (born 1838 in Nantwich, Cheshire, England), John's Niece, Alice (born 1876 in Nantwich, Cheshire, England), John's Brother, Albert (born 1863 in Nantwich, Cheshire, England), John's Mother, Hannah (born 1818 in Stapeley, Cheshire, England) and John's Niece, Mary Jane (born 1878 in Nantwich, Cheshire, England).


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John Lightfoot's household

Male

John

Lightfoot

Head
Male

William

Lightfoot

Brother
Female

Elizabeth

Platt

Sister
Male

John

Platt

Brother In Law
Female

Alice

Platt

Niece
Male

Albert

Lightfoot

Brother
Female

Hannah

Lightfoot

Mother
Female

Mary Jane

Hesketh

Niece
First name(s) John
Last name Lightfoot
Relationship Head
Marital status Single
Age 21
Birth year 1860
Birth place Nantwich, Cheshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Lightfoot

Head

Single

21

1860

Nantwich, Cheshire, England

William

Lightfoot

Brother

Married

25

1856

Nantwich, Cheshire, England

Elizabeth

Platt

Sister

Married

42

1839

Nantwich, Cheshire, England

John

Platt

Brother In Law

Married

43

1838

Nantwich, Cheshire, England

Alice

Platt

Niece

Single

5

1876

Nantwich, Cheshire, England

Albert

Lightfoot

Brother

Single

18

1863

Nantwich, Cheshire, England

Hannah

Lightfoot

Mother

Widow

63

1818

Stapeley, Cheshire, England

Mary Jane

Hesketh

Niece

Single

3

1878

Nantwich, Cheshire, England

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