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Household of Richard Dighton (born 1823, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, 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.

Richard Dighton and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Dighton, born in 1823 in Middlesex, consisted of 11 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Ellen Dighton, born in 1830 in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England. They had 6 children; Fred (born 1851 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England), Frances S (born 1856 in Birkenhead), Walter D (born 1864 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England), Gertrude (born 1865 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England), Edith A (born 1867 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England) and Florence (born 1869 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Richard's Assistant, Frederick (born 1857 in Churcham, Gloucestershire, England), Richard's Servant, Caroline (born 1857 in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England) and Richard's Niece, Marion (born 1859 in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England).


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Richard Dighton's household

Male

Richard

Dighton

Head
Female

Ellen

Dighton

Wife
Male

Fred

Dighton

Son
Female

Frances S

Dighton

Daughter
Male

Walter D

Dighton

Son
Female

Gertrude

Dighton

Daughter
Female

Edith A

Dighton

Daughter
Female

Florence

Dighton

Daughter
Male

Frederick

Jones

Assistant
Female

Caroline

Addis

Servant
Female

Marion

Maunder

Niece
First name(s) Richard
Last name Dighton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Middlesex, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Dighton

Head

Married

58

1823

Middlesex, England

Ellen

Dighton

Wife

Married

51

1830

Salisbury, Wiltshire, England

Fred

Dighton

Son

Single

30

1851

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England

Frances S

Dighton

Daughter

Single

25

1856

Birkenhead

Walter D

Dighton

Son

Single

17

1864

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England

Gertrude

Dighton

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England

Edith A

Dighton

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England

Florence

Dighton

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England

Frederick

Jones

Assistant

Single

24

1857

Churcham, Gloucestershire, England

Caroline

Addis

Servant

Single

24

1857

Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England

Marion

Maunder

Niece

Single

22

1859

Salisbury, Wiltshire, England

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