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Household of John Lightfoot (born 1847, Clackmannanshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Lightfoot, born in 1847 in Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Lightfoot, born in 1847 in Rosehall, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Alexander (born 1875 in Lanarkshire, Scotland) and James (born 1881 in Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Step Daughter, Mary (born 1866 in Holytown, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John's Step Daughter, Helen (born 1868 in Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John's Step Daughter, Elizabeth (born 1870 in Rosehall, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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John Lightfoot's household

Male

John

Lightfoot

Head
Female

Mary

Lightfoot

Wife
Female

Mary

Baird

Step Daughter
Female

Helen

Baird

Step Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Baird

Step Daughter
Male

Alexander

Lightfoot

Son
Male

James

Lightfoot

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Lightfoot
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Lightfoot

Head

Married

34

1847

Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, Scotland

Mary

Lightfoot

Wife

Married

34

1847

Rosehall, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Baird

Step Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Holytown, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Helen

Baird

Step Daughter

Unmarried

13

1868

Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Baird

Step Daughter

-

11

1870

Rosehall, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

Lightfoot

Son

-

6

1875

Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Lightfoot

Son

-

0

1881

Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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