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Household of John Lightfoot (born 1851, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, 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 1851 in Droylsden, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Eliza H Lightfoot, born in 1851 in Stalybridge, Cheshire, England. They had 2 children; Ernest (born 1878 in Stalybridge, Cheshire, England) and Amy (born 1880 in Stalybridge, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Mother, Elizabeth (born 1814 in Manley, Lincolnshire, England), John's Father In Law, Jethro (born 1826 in Tintwistle, Cheshire, England), John's Mother In Law, Mary (born 1825 in Middlewich, Cheshire, England) and John's Sister In Law, Martha (born 1847 in Stalybridge, Cheshire, England).


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John Lightfoot's household

Male

John

Lightfoot

Head
Female

Eliza H

Lightfoot

Wife
Male

Ernest

Lightfoot

Son
Female

Amy

Lightfoot

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Lightfoot

Mother
Male

Jethro

Senior

Father In Law
Female

Mary

Senior

Mother In Law
Female

Martha

Senior

Sister In Law
First name(s) John
Last name Lightfoot
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Droylsden, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Lightfoot

Head

Married

30

1851

Droylsden, Lancashire, England

Eliza H

Lightfoot

Wife

Married

30

1851

Stalybridge, Cheshire, England

Ernest

Lightfoot

Son

Single

3

1878

Stalybridge, Cheshire, England

Amy

Lightfoot

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Stalybridge, Cheshire, England

Elizabeth

Lightfoot

Mother

Widow

67

1814

Manley, Lincolnshire, England

Jethro

Senior

Father In Law

Married

55

1826

Tintwistle, Cheshire, England

Mary

Senior

Mother In Law

Married

56

1825

Middlewich, Cheshire, England

Martha

Senior

Sister In Law

Single

34

1847

Stalybridge, Cheshire, England

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