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Household of Robert L Leighton (born 1848, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wakefield, 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.

Robert L Leighton and 13 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert L Leighton, born in 1848 in Broughton, Lancashire, consisted of 14 members. Robert L was the head of the household, married to Mary E A Leighton, born in 1847 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; Frederick F (born 1877 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England), Alice (born 1879 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England) and Arthur (born 1880 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert L's Boarder, Hugh T (born 1865 in Dobcross, Yorkshire, England), Robert L's Boarder, Robert T (born 1866 in Platt's Bridge, Lancashire, England), Robert L's Boarder, Richard J (born 1867 in Doncaster, Yorkshire, England), Robert L's Boarder, Walter N (born 1870 in Broughton, Lancashire, England), Robert L's Servant, Rebecca (born 1854 in Churcham, Gloucestershire, England), Robert L's Servant, Jane (born 1854 in Haxby, Yorkshire, England), Robert L's Servant, Isabella (born 1856 in Caton, Yorkshire, England), Robert L's Servant, Annie (born 1865 in Caton, Lancashire, England) and Robert L's Sister In Law, Edith (born 1856 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England).


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Robert L Leighton's household

Male

Robert L

Leighton

Head
Female

Mary E A

Leighton

Wife
Male

Frederick F

Leighton

Son
Female

Alice

Leighton

Daughter
Male

Arthur

Leighton

Son
Male

Hugh T

Hirst

Boarder
Male

Robert T

Johnson

Boarder
Male

Richard J

Barker

Boarder
Male

Walter N

Clayton

Boarder
Female

Rebecca

Greening

Servant
Female

Jane

Snowball

Servant
Female

Isabella

Mattinson

Servant
Female

Annie

Mattinson

Servant
Female

Edith

Wright

Sister In Law
First name(s) Robert L
Last name Leighton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Broughton, Lancashire, England

Household members (14 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert L

Leighton

Head

Married

33

1848

Broughton, Lancashire, England

Mary E A

Leighton

Wife

Married

34

1847

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Frederick F

Leighton

Son

Single

4

1877

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Alice

Leighton

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Arthur

Leighton

Son

Single

1

1880

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Hugh T

Hirst

Boarder

Single

16

1865

Dobcross, Yorkshire, England

Robert T

Johnson

Boarder

Single

15

1866

Platt's Bridge, Lancashire, England

Richard J

Barker

Boarder

Single

14

1867

Doncaster, Yorkshire, England

Walter N

Clayton

Boarder

Single

11

1870

Broughton, Lancashire, England

Rebecca

Greening

Servant

Single

27

1854

Churcham, Gloucestershire, England

Jane

Snowball

Servant

Single

27

1854

Haxby, Yorkshire, England

Isabella

Mattinson

Servant

Single

25

1856

Caton, Yorkshire, England

Annie

Mattinson

Servant

Single

16

1865

Caton, Lancashire, England

Edith

Wright

Sister In Law

Single

25

1856

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

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