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Household of Joseph Lightfoot (born 1828)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dornock, Dumfriesshire, 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.

Joseph Lightfoot and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Lightfoot, born in 1828 in , consisted of 12 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Mary Lightfoot, born in 1836 in England. They had 6 children; Isaac (born 1867 in England), Sarah E (born 1868 in England), Mary D (born 1870 in England), John J (born 1872 in England), Annie H (born 1875 in England) and Dinah G (born 1876 in Dornock, Dumfriesshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Servant, Richard (born 1861 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Joseph's Servant, John (born 1858 in Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Joseph's Servant, James (born 1856 in Ireland) and Joseph's Servant, Janet (born 1858 in Annan, Dumfriesshire, Scotland).


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Joseph Lightfoot's household

Male

Joseph

Lightfoot

Head
Female

Mary

Lightfoot

Wife
Male

Isaac

Lightfoot

Son
Female

Sarah E

Lightfoot

Daughter
Female

Mary D

Lightfoot

Daughter
Male

John J

Lightfoot

Son
Female

Annie H

Lightfoot

Daughter
Female

Dinah G

Lightfoot

Daughter
Male

Richard

Byres

Servant
Male

John

McKensie

Servant
Male

James

Trainer

Servant
Female

Janet

Bell

Servant
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Lightfoot
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Lightfoot

Head

Married

53

1828

England

Mary

Lightfoot

Wife

Married

45

1836

England

Isaac

Lightfoot

Son

Unmarried

14

1867

England

Sarah E

Lightfoot

Daughter

-

13

1868

England

Mary D

Lightfoot

Daughter

-

11

1870

England

John J

Lightfoot

Son

-

9

1872

England

Annie H

Lightfoot

Daughter

-

6

1875

England

Dinah G

Lightfoot

Daughter

-

5

1876

Dornock, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Richard

Byres

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

John

McKensie

Servant

Unmarried

23

1858

Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

James

Trainer

Servant

Unmarried

25

1856

Ireland

Janet

Bell

Servant

Unmarried

23

1858

Annan, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

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