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Household of Robert Light (born 1851, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wharfedale, 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 Light and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Light, born in 1851 in Hawksworth, Yorkshire, consisted of 6 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Mary J Light, born in 1853 in Embsay, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; Edith (born 1873 in Windhill, Yorkshire, England), Hannah J (born 1875 in Windhill, Yorkshire, England), Ernest (born 1877 in Windhill, Yorkshire, England) and James W (born 1880 in Baildon, Yorkshire, England).


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Robert Light's household

Male

Robert

Light

Head
Female

Mary J

Light

Wife
Female

Edith

Light

Daughter
Female

Hannah J

Light

Daughter
Male

Ernest

Light

Son
Male

James W

Light

Son
First name(s) Robert
Last name Light
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Hawksworth, Yorkshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Light

Head

Married

30

1851

Hawksworth, Yorkshire, England

Mary J

Light

Wife

Married

28

1853

Embsay, Yorkshire, England

Edith

Light

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Windhill, Yorkshire, England

Hannah J

Light

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Windhill, Yorkshire, England

Ernest

Light

Son

Single

4

1877

Windhill, Yorkshire, England

James W

Light

Son

Single

1

1880

Baildon, Yorkshire, England

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