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Household of Richard Lightburn (born 1856, Lancashire)

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.

Richard Lightburn and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Lightburn, born in 1856 in Liverpool, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Emma Lightburn, born in 1859 in Urmston, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Richard (born 1877 in Swinton, Lancashire, England), Edith (born 1879 in Swinton, Lancashire, England) and Ada (born 1881 in Bolton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Richard's Sister In Law, Priscilla (born 1861 in Urmston, Lancashire, England) and Richard's Sister In Law, Edith (born 1869 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).


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Richard Lightburn's household

Male

Richard

Lightburn

Head
Female

Emma

Lightburn

Wife
Male

Richard

Lightburn

Son
Female

Edith

Lightburn

Daughter
Female

Ada

Lightburn

Daughter
Female

Priscilla

Baxendale

Sister In Law
Female

Edith

Baxendale

Sister In Law
First name(s) Richard
Last name Lightburn
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 25
Birth year 1856
Birth place Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Lightburn

Head

Married

25

1856

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Emma

Lightburn

Wife

Married

22

1859

Urmston, Lancashire, England

Richard

Lightburn

Son

Single

4

1877

Swinton, Lancashire, England

Edith

Lightburn

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Swinton, Lancashire, England

Ada

Lightburn

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Priscilla

Baxendale

Sister In Law

Single

20

1861

Urmston, Lancashire, England

Edith

Baxendale

Sister In Law

Single

12

1869

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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