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Household of Richard W Leighton (born 1856, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hull, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (East 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.

Richard W Leighton and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard W Leighton, born in 1856 in South Cave, Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. Richard W was the head of the household, married to Mary A Leighton, born in 1855 in Brough, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; Mary A (born 1875 in Welton, Yorkshire, England), Albert E (born 1877 in Cottingham, Yorkshire, England) and Herbert A (born 1880 in Hull, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Richard W's Lodger Head, Robert (born 1856 in Hull, Yorkshire, England) and Richard W's Lodger Head, Alfred (born 1853 in Hull, Yorkshire, England).


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Richard W Leighton's household

Male

Richard W

Leighton

Head
Female

Mary A

Leighton

Wife
Female

Mary A

Leighton

Daughter
Male

Albert E

Leighton

Son
Male

Herbert A

Leighton

Son
Male

Robert

Fenton

Lodger Head
Female

Rebecca

Fenton

Wife
Male

Alfred

Leonard

Lodger Head
Female

Louisa

Leonard

Wife
First name(s) Richard W
Last name Leighton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 25
Birth year 1856
Birth place South Cave, Yorkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard W

Leighton

Head

Married

25

1856

South Cave, Yorkshire, England

Mary A

Leighton

Wife

Married

26

1855

Brough, Yorkshire, England

Mary A

Leighton

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Welton, Yorkshire, England

Albert E

Leighton

Son

Single

4

1877

Cottingham, Yorkshire, England

Herbert A

Leighton

Son

Single

1

1880

Hull, Yorkshire, England

Robert

Fenton

Lodger Head

Married

25

1856

Hull, Yorkshire, England

Rebecca

Fenton

Wife

Married

23

1858

Hull, Yorkshire, England

Alfred

Leonard

Lodger Head

Married

28

1853

Hull, Yorkshire, England

Louisa

Leonard

Wife

Married

27

1854

Hull, Yorkshire, England

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