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Household of Robert Leighton (born 1850, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Pontefract, 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 Leighton and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Leighton, born in 1850 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, consisted of 7 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Leighton, born in 1849 in Portobello, Staffordshire, England. They had 5 children; Mary (born 1870 in Portobello, Staffordshire, England), Robert (born 1873 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England), John (born 1875 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England), George (born 1878 in Sodom, Staffordshire, England) and Henry (born 1881 in Featherstone, Yorkshire, England).


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Robert Leighton's household

Male

Robert

Leighton

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Leighton

Wife
Female

Mary

Leighton

Daughter
Male

Robert

Leighton

Son
Male

John

Leighton

Son
Male

George

Leighton

Son
Male

Henry

Leighton

Son
First name(s) Robert
Last name Leighton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Leighton

Head

Married

31

1850

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Elizabeth

Leighton

Wife

Married

32

1849

Portobello, Staffordshire, England

Mary

Leighton

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Portobello, Staffordshire, England

Robert

Leighton

Son

Single

8

1873

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

John

Leighton

Son

Single

6

1875

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

George

Leighton

Son

Single

3

1878

Sodom, Staffordshire, England

Henry

Leighton

Son

Single

0

1881

Featherstone, Yorkshire, England

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