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Household of Robert Leighton (born 1828, Yorkshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorley, 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.
Robert Leighton and 9 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Leighton, born in 1828 in Sedbergh, Yorkshire, consisted of 10 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Margaret Leighton, born in 1829 in Sedbergh, Yorkshire, England. They had 6 children; Robinson (born 1859 in Sedbergh, Yorkshire, England), Walter (born 1862 in Sedbergh, Yorkshire, England), Stephen (born 1866 in Barrow in Furness, Lancashire, England), Warwick (born 1870 in Chorley, Lancashire, England), Joseph (born 1874 in Chorley, Lancashire, England) and Margaret (born 1877 in Chorley, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Boarder, Thomas (born 1859 in Carlisle, Cumberland, England) and Robert's Boarder, William J (born 1864 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England).
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Robert Leighton's household
Robert
Leighton
Head
Margaret
Leighton
Wife
Robinson
Leighton
Son
Walter
Leighton
Son
Stephen
Leighton
Son
Warwick
Leighton
Son
Joseph
Leighton
Son
Margaret
Leighton
Daughter
Thomas
Holmes
Boarder
William J
Holmes
Boarder
| First name(s) | Robert |
| Last name | Leighton |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 53 |
| Birth year | 1828 |
| Birth place | Sedbergh, Yorkshire, England |
Household members (10 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Robert | Leighton | Head | Married | 53 | 1828 | Sedbergh, Yorkshire, England | |
Margaret | Leighton | Wife | Married | 52 | 1829 | Sedbergh, Yorkshire, England | |
Robinson | Leighton | Son | Single | 22 | 1859 | Sedbergh, Yorkshire, England | |
Walter | Leighton | Son | Single | 19 | 1862 | Sedbergh, Yorkshire, England | |
Stephen | Leighton | Son | Single | 15 | 1866 | Barrow in Furness, Lancashire, England | |
Warwick | Leighton | Son | Single | 11 | 1870 | Chorley, Lancashire, England | |
Joseph | Leighton | Son | Single | 7 | 1874 | Chorley, Lancashire, England | |
Margaret | Leighton | Daughter | Single | 4 | 1877 | Chorley, Lancashire, England | |
Thomas | Holmes | Boarder | Single | 22 | 1859 | Carlisle, Cumberland, England | |
William J | Holmes | Boarder | Single | 17 | 1864 | Lancaster, Lancashire, England |
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