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Household of Machel Leighton (born 1830, Westmorland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bolton, Lancashire, 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.

Machel Leighton and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Machel Leighton, born in 1830 in Kendal, Westmorland, consisted of 6 members. Machel was the head of the household, married to Ann Leighton, born in 1831 in Kendal, Westmorland, England. They had 3 children; William Hy (born 1863 in Kendal, Westmorland, England), Margaret Ann (born 1866 in Dalton, Lancashire, England) and Mary Ann (born 1875 in Farnworth, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Machel's Visitor, Christiana Brew, born in 1819 in Maryport, Cumberland, England.


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Machel Leighton's household

Male

Machel

Leighton

Head
Female

Ann

Leighton

Wife
Male

William Hy

Leighton

Son
Female

Margaret Ann

Leighton

Daughter
Female

Mary Ann

Leighton

Daughter
Female

Christiana

Brew

Visitor
First name(s) Machel
Last name Leighton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place Kendal, Westmorland, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Machel

Leighton

Head

Married

51

1830

Kendal, Westmorland, England

Ann

Leighton

Wife

Married

50

1831

Kendal, Westmorland, England

William Hy

Leighton

Son

Single

18

1863

Kendal, Westmorland, England

Margaret Ann

Leighton

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Dalton, Lancashire, England

Mary Ann

Leighton

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Farnworth, Lancashire, England

Christiana

Brew

Visitor

Widow

62

1819

Maryport, Cumberland, England

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