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Household of Joseph Nicholson Leighton (born 1819, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hartlepool, Durham, 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 Nicholson Leighton and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Nicholson Leighton, born in 1819 in Sunderland, Durham, consisted of 8 members. Joseph Nicholson was the head of the household, married to Jane Leighton, born in 1833 in Whitby, Yorkshire, England. They had 6 children; James Shephard (born 1858 in Hartlepool, Durham, England), Richard Maltby (born 1862 in Hartlepool, Durham, England), George Horsby (born 1865 in Hartlepool, Durham, England), Jane Horsley (born 1868 in Hartlepool, Durham, England), William Thompson (born 1871 in Hartlepool, Durham, England) and Frank Pounder (born 1873 in Hartlepool, Durham, England).


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Joseph Nicholson Leighton's household

Male

Joseph Nicholson

Leighton

Head
Female

Jane

Leighton

Wife
Male

James Shephard

Leighton

Son
Male

Richard Maltby

Leighton

Son
Male

George Horsby

Leighton

Son
Female

Jane Horsley

Leighton

Daughter
Male

William Thompson

Leighton

Son
Male

Frank Pounder

Leighton

Son
First name(s) Joseph Nicholson
Last name Leighton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 62
Birth year 1819
Birth place Sunderland, Durham, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph Nicholson

Leighton

Head

Married

62

1819

Sunderland, Durham, England

Jane

Leighton

Wife

Married

48

1833

Whitby, Yorkshire, England

James Shephard

Leighton

Son

Single

23

1858

Hartlepool, Durham, England

Richard Maltby

Leighton

Son

Single

19

1862

Hartlepool, Durham, England

George Horsby

Leighton

Son

Single

16

1865

Hartlepool, Durham, England

Jane Horsley

Leighton

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Hartlepool, Durham, England

William Thompson

Leighton

Son

Single

10

1871

Hartlepool, Durham, England

Frank Pounder

Leighton

Son

Single

8

1873

Hartlepool, Durham, England

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