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Household of John Lightowler (born 1833, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wakefield, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 Lightowler and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Lightowler, born in 1833 in Thornhill, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Dinah Lightowler, born in 1849 in Thornhill, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; Ephraham (born 1861 in Thornhill, Yorkshire, England), Jesse (born 1870 in Thornhill, Yorkshire, England), John W (born 1877 in Thornhill, Yorkshire, England) and Louisa (born 1879 in Thornhill, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Alfred Ripple, born in 1864 in Thornhill, Yorkshire, England.


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John Lightowler's household

Male

John

Lightowler

Head
Female

Dinah

Lightowler

Wife
Male

Ephraham

Lightowler

Son
Male

Jesse

Lightowler

Son
Male

John W

Lightowler

Son
Female

Louisa

Lightowler

Daughter
Male

Alfred

Ripple

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Lightowler
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Thornhill, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Lightowler

Head

Married

48

1833

Thornhill, Yorkshire, England

Dinah

Lightowler

Wife

Married

32

1849

Thornhill, Yorkshire, England

Ephraham

Lightowler

Son

Single

20

1861

Thornhill, Yorkshire, England

Jesse

Lightowler

Son

Single

11

1870

Thornhill, Yorkshire, England

John W

Lightowler

Son

Single

4

1877

Thornhill, Yorkshire, England

Louisa

Lightowler

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Thornhill, Yorkshire, England

Alfred

Ripple

Servant

Single

17

1864

Thornhill, Yorkshire, England

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