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Household of Joseph Leighton (born 1820, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stoke upon Trent, Staffordshire, 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.

Joseph Leighton and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Leighton, born in 1820 in Bilston, Staffordshire, consisted of 10 members. Joseph was the head of the household, widower. He had 1 child; Moses, born 1856 in Kidsgrove, Staffordshire, England. He had 6 grandchildren; Joseph (born 1868 in Hanley, Staffordshire, England), Maria (born 1870 in Hanley, Staffordshire, England), Catherine (born 1872 in Hanley, Staffordshire, England), Leah (born 1874 in Hanley, Staffordshire, England), Annie (born 1876 in Hanley, Staffordshire, England) and William (born 1879 in Hanley, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Son In Law, John Ball, born in 1843 in Kidsgrove, Staffordshire, England.


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Joseph Leighton's household

Male

Joseph

Leighton

Head
Male

Moses

Leighton

Son
Male

John

Ball

Son In Law
Female

Bertha

Ball

Wife
Male

Joseph

Ball

Grand Son
Female

Maria

Ball

Grand Daughter
Female

Catherine

Ball

Grand Daughter
Female

Leah

Ball

Grand Daughter
Female

Annie

Ball

Grand Daughter
Male

William

Ball

Grand Son
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Leighton
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 61
Birth year 1820
Birth place Bilston, Staffordshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Leighton

Head

Widower

61

1820

Bilston, Staffordshire, England

Moses

Leighton

Son

Single

25

1856

Kidsgrove, Staffordshire, England

John

Ball

Son In Law

Married

38

1843

Kidsgrove, Staffordshire, England

Bertha

Ball

Wife

Married

34

1847

Kidsgrove, Staffordshire, England

Joseph

Ball

Grand Son

Single

13

1868

Hanley, Staffordshire, England

Maria

Ball

Grand Daughter

Single

11

1870

Hanley, Staffordshire, England

Catherine

Ball

Grand Daughter

Single

9

1872

Hanley, Staffordshire, England

Leah

Ball

Grand Daughter

Single

7

1874

Hanley, Staffordshire, England

Annie

Ball

Grand Daughter

Single

5

1876

Hanley, Staffordshire, England

William

Ball

Grand Son

Single

2

1879

Hanley, Staffordshire, England

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