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Household of John W Lightburn (born 1837, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Runcorn, 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 W Lightburn and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John W Lightburn, born in 1837 in Liverpool, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. John W was the head of the household, married to Alice Lightburn, born in 1839 in Ormskirk, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Alfred (born 1862 in Runcorn, Cheshire, England), Carry Eth (born 1864 in Runcorn, Cheshire, England), John H (born 1866 in Runcorn, Cheshire, England) and Helen A (born 1871 in Runcorn, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John W's Visitor, Margaret J (born 1872 in Lancashire, England), John W's Servant, Eliza E (born 1863 in Runcorn, Cheshire, England) and John W's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1867 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).


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John W Lightburn's household

Male

John W

Lightburn

Head
Female

Alice

Lightburn

Wife
Male

Alfred

Lightburn

Son
Female

Carry Eth

Lightburn

Daughter
Male

John H

Lightburn

Son
Female

Helen A

Lightburn

Daughter
Female

Margaret J

Shaw

Visitor
Female

Eliza E

Dutton

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Grattan

Servant
First name(s) John W
Last name Lightburn
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John W

Lightburn

Head

Married

44

1837

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Alice

Lightburn

Wife

Married

42

1839

Ormskirk, Lancashire, England

Alfred

Lightburn

Son

Single

19

1862

Runcorn, Cheshire, England

Carry Eth

Lightburn

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Runcorn, Cheshire, England

John H

Lightburn

Son

Single

15

1866

Runcorn, Cheshire, England

Helen A

Lightburn

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Runcorn, Cheshire, England

Margaret J

Shaw

Visitor

Single

9

1872

Lancashire, England

Eliza E

Dutton

Servant

Single

18

1863

Runcorn, Cheshire, England

Elizabeth

Grattan

Servant

Single

14

1867

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

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