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Household of Matthew Leighton (born 1813, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sedbergh, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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.

Matthew Leighton and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthew Leighton, born in 1813 in Sedbergh, Yorkshire, consisted of 5 members. Matthew was the head of the household, married to Mary Leighton, born in 1822 in Sedbergh, Yorkshire, England. They had 1 child; Sarah A, born 1861 in Sedbergh, Yorkshire, England. They had 1 grandchild; Matthew, born 1873 in Sedbergh, Yorkshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Matthew's Boarder, Richard Lyon, born in 1857 in Kendal, Westmorland, England.


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Matthew Leighton's household

Male

Matthew

Leighton

Head
Female

Mary

Leighton

Wife
Female

Sarah A

Leighton

Daughter
Male

Matthew

Leighton

Grand Son
Male

Richard

Lyon

Boarder
First name(s) Matthew
Last name Leighton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 68
Birth year 1813
Birth place Sedbergh, Yorkshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Matthew

Leighton

Head

Married

68

1813

Sedbergh, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Leighton

Wife

Married

59

1822

Sedbergh, Yorkshire, England

Sarah A

Leighton

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Sedbergh, Yorkshire, England

Matthew

Leighton

Grand Son

Single

8

1873

Sedbergh, Yorkshire, England

Richard

Lyon

Boarder

Single

24

1857

Kendal, Westmorland, England

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