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Household of Richard Sleight (born 1807, Lincolnshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, 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 Sleight and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Sleight, born in 1807 in Messingham, Lincolnshire, consisted of 11 members. Richard was the head of the household, widower. He had 2 children; James (born 1851 in Laughton, Lincolnshire, England) and Charles (born 1880 in Laughton, Lincolnshire, England). He had 4 grandchildren; Edith (born 1876 in Laughton, Lincolnshire, England), George William (born 1876 in Laughton, Lincolnshire, England), James Thomas (born 1879 in Laughton, Lincolnshire, England) and Harriet (born 1867 in Laughton, Lincolnshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Richard's Daughter In Law, Mary (born 1855 in Laughton, Lincolnshire, England), Richard's Partner Head, Thomas (born 1821 in Laughton, Lincolnshire, England) and Richard's Partner Head, William (born 1820 in Laughton, Lincolnshire, England).


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Richard Sleight's household

Male

Richard

Sleight

Head
Male

James

Sleight

Son
Female

Mary

Sleight

Daughter In Law
Female

Edith

Sleight

Grand Daughter
Male

George William

Sleight

Grand Son
Male

James Thomas

Sleight

Grand Son
Female

Harriet

Barnett

Grand Daughter
Male

Thomas

Needham

Partner Head
Male

William

Needham

Partner Head
Female

Jane

Needham

Wife
Male

Charles

Needham

Son
First name(s) Richard
Last name Sleight
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 74
Birth year 1807
Birth place Messingham, Lincolnshire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Sleight

Head

Widower

74

1807

Messingham, Lincolnshire, England

James

Sleight

Son

Married

30

1851

Laughton, Lincolnshire, England

Mary

Sleight

Daughter In Law

Married

26

1855

Laughton, Lincolnshire, England

Edith

Sleight

Grand Daughter

Single

5

1876

Laughton, Lincolnshire, England

George William

Sleight

Grand Son

Single

5

1876

Laughton, Lincolnshire, England

James Thomas

Sleight

Grand Son

Single

2

1879

Laughton, Lincolnshire, England

Harriet

Barnett

Grand Daughter

Single

14

1867

Laughton, Lincolnshire, England

Thomas

Needham

Partner Head

Widower

60

1821

Laughton, Lincolnshire, England

William

Needham

Partner Head

Married

61

1820

Laughton, Lincolnshire, England

Jane

Needham

Wife

Married

20

1861

Ringley, Nottinghamshire, England

Charles

Needham

Son

Single

1

1880

Laughton, Lincolnshire, England

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