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Household of Joseph Leighton (born 1819, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Macclesfield, 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.

Joseph Leighton and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Leighton, born in 1819 in Tytherington, Cheshire, consisted of 6 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Mahala Leighton, born in 1827 in Cambridgeshire, England. They had 1 child; Annie, born 1847 in Cambridgeshire, England. They had 1 grandchild; Mahala, born 1868 in Prestbury, Cheshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Niece, Ellen Maria (born 1873 in Norwich, Norfolk, England) and Joseph's Boarder, James K (born 1864 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).


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Joseph Leighton's household

Male

Joseph

Leighton

Head
Female

Mahala

Leighton

Wife
Female

Annie

Leighton

Daughter
Female

Mahala

Leighton

Grand Daughter
Female

Ellen Maria

Feaks

Niece
Male

James K

Sherratt

Boarder
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Leighton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 62
Birth year 1819
Birth place Tytherington, Cheshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Leighton

Head

Married

62

1819

Tytherington, Cheshire, England

Mahala

Leighton

Wife

Married

54

1827

Cambridgeshire, England

Annie

Leighton

Daughter

Single

34

1847

Cambridgeshire, England

Mahala

Leighton

Grand Daughter

Single

13

1868

Prestbury, Cheshire, England

Ellen Maria

Feaks

Niece

Single

8

1873

Norwich, Norfolk, England

James K

Sherratt

Boarder

Single

17

1864

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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